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Feb 05, 2019 - REGULAR MEETING OF THEM UT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00 p.m.
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PROCLAMATION
"BLACK HISTORY MONTH"
FEBRUARY 2019
WHEREAS, during National African American History Month, we honor the achievements
and celebrate the rich heritage of African Americans; and
WHEREAS, in 1926 Carter G. Woodson initiated Negro History Week, which, in
1976, was expanded to the entire month of February to recognize and celebrate
contributions of African-Americans to our nation's culture and history; and
WHEREAS, throughout our Nation's History, African Americans from all walks of life have
offered their talents to the betterment of American Society. Through their extraordinary
accomplishments, these leaders helped bring our Nation closer to fulfilling its founding
ideas; and
WHEREAS, from the beginning of our Republic, free people of African descent have seen
themselves as citizens, members of society, and therefore due equal rights. To recognize
the efforts of those who have fought for social justice in our nation, the 2019 Black
History Month theme, "BLACK MIGRATIONS," emphasizes the movement of people of
African descent to new destinations and new social realities resulting in more diverse and
stratified interracial and intra -racial urban populations; and
WHEREAS, throughout "Black History Month," we celebrate the many contributions
African Americans have made to our Nation, and we are reminded of their courage in their
struggle to change the hearts and minds of our citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do
hereby proclaim February 2019 as
"BLACK HISTORY MONTH"
and I encourage all individuals to take advantage of opportunities to educate themselves
and raise awareness and appreciation of the history and contributions of African-Americans
to our great nation, while striving to eliminate even the most minute evidence of
discrimination towards all individuals.
Arlene A. Juracek
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated this 5th day of February, 2019