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Lake County Board proclaims February 2025 Black History Month, honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation designating February 2025 as Black History Month and celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday; the proclamation commended the Lake County NAACP and listed civil-rights issues the branch addresses.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation designating February 2025 as Black History Month and celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., the board announced during its meeting and signed the proclamation through Board Chair EJ Crandall.
The proclamation recognizes the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), led by Rick Mayo, and notes the branch’s work on civil and voting rights and related issues. "First of all I'd like to give honor to God," Rick Mayo, president of the Lake County NAACP, said after receiving the proclamation, adding thanks for the board's support of the African American community.
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