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Tumwater proclaims February 2025 Black History Month; Dr. Thelma Jackson invites public to local museum
Summary
Mayor Debbie Sullivan presented a Black History Month proclamation on Feb. 4. Dr. Thelma Jackson accepted the proclamation and invited residents and school groups to a Black History Museum hosted by New Life Baptist Church; she said Tumwater School District did not respond to an invitation for field trips.
TUMWATER, Wash. — Mayor Debbie Sullivan presented a proclamation designating February 2025 as Black History Month to Dr. Thelma Jackson at the Tumwater City Council meeting on Feb. 4.
The proclamation, read by Council member Kelly Vonholtz, cites the historical contributions of African Americans — including George Bush, identified as the first Black settler to receive a land grant in Washington Territory — and notes the 2025 national…
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