HomeMy WebLinkAbout021020 Black History MonthArmondoPavoneMayorProcWñereas,thebeginningofBlackHistoryMonthwasfirstcalledNegroHistoryWeek,asconceivedandannouncedbyhistorianCarterG.WoodsonandcelebratedduringFebruary1926;andWñereas,in1976,fiftyyearsafterthefirstcelebration,thenationhadcometorecognizetheimportanceofBlackhistoryintheAmericanstory,andtheweekwasexpandedtoamonth;andWfiereas,confidentthattheirstrugglesmatterinhumanhistory,blackscholars,artists,athletes,andleadershaveusedtheirtalentstochangehowtheworldviewsAfricanAmericans;andW/ereas,AfricanAmericans,aswellasotherpeopleofAfricandescent,havebeeninfluentialinshapingworldpoliticsanddiplomacy;andWñereas,AfricanAmericansareestablishingandmaintainingsuccessfulenterprisesinRenton;andWIereas,theAssociationfortheStudyofAfricanAmericanLifeandHistory(ASALH)hasselected“AfricanAmericansandtheVote”asthe2020NationalBlackHistoryMonththeme;andWñereas,theCityofRenton,inpartnershipandcommunicationwithresidents,businesses,andschools,isdedicatedtobuildinganinclusivecitywithopportunitiesforall;andWñereas,RentonHistoryMuseumishostingavirtualtourofRenton’sAfricanAmericanHistoricalSitesonFebruary6andBlackFashionistaonMarch5;andWñereas,RentonAfricanAmericanPastorsandtheCityofRentonarehonoringBlackHistoryMonthwith“CelebratingBlackExcellence,”aspecialeventwithspeakers,dramaperformance,andapaneldialogueonFebruary26at6:00p.m.atSKYCenter;Wow,tñerefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimthemonthofFebruary2020tobeationatBtathJ-fisto’y7VLontñintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallcitizenstojoinmeinlearningmoreabouttherichhistoryofAfricanAmericansduringthisspecialobservance.InwitnesswñereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis10thdayofFebruary,2020.ArmonidèPavone,MayorCityofRenton,WashingtonRentonCityHaIl,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov