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King County Council proclaims February 2025 Black History Month; Kent organizer accepts proclamation
Summary
The Metropolitan King County Council on Feb. 11 proclaimed February 2025 as Black History Month in King County.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Feb. 11 proclaimed February 2025 as Black History Month in King County. Councilmember Deshaun Quinn read the proclamation, which was signed by the nine councilmembers, and presented it to Gwen Allen Karsten, executive director of the Kent Black Action Commission.
The proclamation traced the observance back to Carter G. Woodson’s 1926 declaration of “History Week,” noted the expansion to Black History Month in 1976, and called attention to the contributions of Black…
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