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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 02 15 Black History Monthr 0 i f i J t t L - ‘ Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e P r o c t a m a t i o n Wt t e r e a s , th e be g i n n i n g of Bl a c k Hi s t o r y Mo n t h wa s fi r s t ca l l e d Ne g r o Hi s t o r y We e k , as co n c e i v e d an d a n n o u n c e d by hi s t o r i a n Ca r t e r G. Wo o d s o n an d ce l e b r a t e d du r i n g a we e k in Fe b r u a r y 19 2 6 ; an d WI e r e a s , in 19 7 6 , fi f t y ye a r s a f t e r t h e fi r s t ce l e b r a t i o n , t h e en t i r e na t i o n ha d co m e to re c o g n i z e th e im p o r t a n c e of Bl a c k hi s t o r y in th e dr a m a of th e Am e r i c a n st o r y , an d th e we e k wa s ex p a n d e d to a mo n t h ; an d Wt z e r e a s , co n f i d e n t th a t th e i r st r u g g l e s m a t t e r in hu m a n hi s t o r y , bl a c k sc h o l a r s , ar t i s t s , at h l e t e s an d le a d e r s ha v e us e d th e i r ta l e n t s to ch a n g e ho w th e wo r l d vi e w e d Af r i c a n Am e r i c a n s ; an d (4 h e r e a s , Af r i c a n Am e r i c a n s , as we l l as o t h e r pe o p l e of Af r i c a n d e s c e n t , ha v e be e n in f l u e n t i a l in sh a p i n g wo r l d po l i t i c s an d di p l o m a c y ; an d Wñ e r e a s , th e As s o c i a t i o n fo r th e St u d y of Af r i c a n Am e r i c a n Li f e an d Hi s t o r y (A S A L H ) ha s se l e c t e d “A Ce n t u r y of Bl a c k Li f e , Hi s t o r y an d Cu l t u r e ” as th e 20 1 5 Na t i o n a l Bl a c k Hi s t o r y Mo n t h th e m e ; an d Wñ e r e a s , Th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , in pa r t n e r s h i p an d co m m u n i c a t i o n wi t h re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s e s , an d sc h o o l s , is d e d i c a t e d to bu i l d i n g an in c l u s i v e ci t y wi t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s fo r al l ; an d fr J 7 f i c r e a s , Re n t o n Hi s t o r y Mu s e u m is ho n o r i n g Bl a c k Hi s t o r y Mo n t h wi t h sp e c i a l ev e n t s an d sp e a k e r s t h a t ex p l o r e c o n t e m p o r a r y po p u l a r cu l t u r e , di v e r s i t y is s u e s an d so c i a l ju s t i c e th r o u g h di s c u s s i o n , mu s i c an d da n c e ; q \ t 0 ) , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do he r e b y pr o c l a i m th e mo n t h of Fe b r u a r y 20 1 5 , to be [ a t i o n a t B t a c 4 1 - [ i s t o r y 1 4 o n t h in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in le a r n i n g m o r e a b o u t t h e ri c h hi s t o r y of Af r i c a n Am e r i c a n s du r i n g th i s sp e c i a l ob s e r v a n c e . In w i t n e s s w I e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o se t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 2n d da y of Fe b r u a r y , 20 1 5 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y W a y • R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v