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Lucas County marks Black History Month with program on ‘Black Americans and Labor’
Summary
Lucas County commissioners hosted a Black History Month program Feb. 4 featuring musical performances, historical remarks from local labor and civil-rights leaders and calls for community support for youth and workers.
Lucas County Board of Commissioners hosted a Black History Month program during its Feb. 4 meeting that included musical performances, historical presentations and appeals from local labor and civil-rights leaders to support children and organized labor.
The program, introduced by Commissioner Cabecki, featured a video pledge of allegiance presented by Martin Luther King Junior Academy for Boys and a rendition of the Black National Anthem by Dr. Tracy Pearman. The program’s announced theme for 2025 is “Black Americans and Labor.”
The event brought a mix of historical overview and personal testimony about the role of labor in African American life. Darlene…
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