Danny Gallagher
![You’ve Been Warned! The Octomom Has Recorded Her First Single [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/08/octomom.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![12 Ways to Tell It’s Way, Way Too Hot](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/07/summer-heat.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/07/Fourth-of-July-Main.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![11 Reasons You Won’t Be Getting a Father’s Day Present](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/06/ties-for-sale.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things You Didn’t Know About Memorial Day](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/05/memorial-day-facts.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Reports: Spammers Flooded Cell Phones with a Staggering 4.5 Billion Texts in 2011](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/05/cell-phones.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Study Reveals Lots of Parents Use Facebook to Spy on Their Kids](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/04/facebook1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Three Guys Try Taking a Shower Through a Car Wash](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/04/car-wash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Big Wheel Racing Should Be a Professional Sport](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/04/SF-Big-Wheels.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things You Didn’t Know About Easter](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/04/facts-about-easter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Watch a Hilarious Compilation of Treadmill ‘Fails’](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/03/treadmill.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Black History Month](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/02/Header-Chip-Somodevilla.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Every February, America recognizes the struggles, achievements and contributions that the African-American community has made to honor its ancestry and recognize the advancements and innovations that have shaped our lives and society. Its founding was aimed at increasing education and awareness on the subject at a time when forces actively tried to write famous figures such as Crispus Attucks and Harriet Tubman out of the history books. Even though this annual celebration may seem familiar as an annual tradition, its official acceptance is relatively young and faced scrutiny and criticism including by those who were responsible for its very foundation.
![The Greatest Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2012/01/super-bowl-feature1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Nuptials Top the List of the Biggest Marriages of 2011](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2011/12/header32.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Santa’ Grants Little Girl’s Christmas Wish By Bringing Her Father Back From Iraq [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2011/12/santa-dad.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![25 Things You Might Not Know About Christmas](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2011/12/christmas-facts.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Things We Wish We Could Opt Out of on Facebook](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2011/11/zuckerberg-facebook1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
We applaud these efforts to ensure our privacy, and we think it should be taken even further. Facebook should not only make sure that our most sensitive information isn't exposed to the general public, but they should also ask us if we want to “opt out” of the most annoying causes of social networking headaches that have spread like some virtual flesh eating bacteria that cannot be stopped.