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Board marks Black History Month with awards, honors activists and community leaders
Summary
The Board of Supervisors honored a slate of community leaders, organizers and cultural figures on Feb. 24 as part of Black History Month ceremonies that highlighted both historical roots and contemporary activism, including recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Board of Supervisors held a Black History Month recognition on Feb. 24 featuring remarks by Supervisors Cohen and Breed, Al Williams of the African American Historical and Cultural Society, and a roster of community honorees.
Supervisor Cohen opened the formal commendations and introduced honorees, citing the month’s theme "Living Black History." Al Williams, executive director of the African American Historical and Cultural Society, placed the celebration in a century-long context of African American organizing and culture dating to the Association for the Study of African American Life and…
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