Black History Month is really important to Nike. We see Nike releasing numerous kicks every year to honor Black History Month. Last night, Charles Barkley and the TNT crew gave us a sneak peak at this years Black History Month Air Force 1. They also mentioned that the sneaker will see a retail release. Last years Air Force 1 was not released to the public.

The sneaker comes in the usual Black History Month colors. Black is placed on most of the shoe including the upper, toe box, tongue, midsole, Nike Swoosh, and inner. Red is seen on the outsole and part of the tongue tag, while green is used on the Nike Swoosh stitching and is placed just above the midsole. Proceeds from all shoes sold will be donated to Cheyney University, the oldest Black institution in the U.S. The official release date is on February 18th, 2010.