Title
Proclamation - Black History Month (Chair Jerrell)
Action
ACTION:
Adopt a proclamation declaring February 2026 as Black History Month in Mecklenburg County
Commission Contact: Mark Jerrell, Chair, Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
In 1926, this celebration was created by Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and was initially called Negro History Week. During the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, President Gerald R. Ford extended the celebration to a month. Each year a theme is selected by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History to bring to the public’s attention to important accomplishments and developments that merit emphasis. This year’s theme, A Century of Black History Commemorations, emphasizes the significant achievement represented by a century of dedicated Black history commemorations.
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