literal events - checking out me history

• the narrator is talking about his identity and how it links to his knowledge of history
• the narrator was taught about eurocentric history, but wasn't taught about his caribbean roots
• the narrator lists famous figures from history and questions why he doesn't know about people from other cultures who did great things
• he mentions men and women from diverse backgrounds who should be celebrated
• at the end, he says he's going to create his own identity based on his heritage