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The text you quoted seems to be about one particular year. But leaving that, why was BHM part of Google’s US holidays calendar? As I recall Juneteenth was made an official holiday, so maybe showing that makes sense even though it’s also activist. But Pride and BHM?

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Have you been raised in the US? Did you go to any educational institution or maybe you were raised in a much more isolated environment? The celebration of BHM was in practically every school I've been in, as a public school student. It makes total sense for BHM to be in a general US calendar even if not everyone celebrates it as a holiday. Jewish holidays and Ramadan also fell under this category in my experience.

You seem to be missing this point from the wording:

"mark the beginning of the sixtieth annual public and private salute to Black History." emphasis on beginning and annual

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