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Public speakers urge council to create African American and Black History and Cultural Commission
Summary
At a June 16 public hearing, multiple Hartford residents and community leaders voiced support for an ordinance introduced by Assistant Majority Leader Thomas J. Clark to establish an African American and Black History and Cultural Commission; no opponents spoke and the hearing was closed.
Assistant Majority Leader Thomas J. Clark introduced an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article V (sections 2‑296 through 2‑299, Division 10) of the Hartford Municipal Code to establish an African American and Black History and Cultural Commission. Councilwoman Kelly Billedoux opened the public hearing and solicited testimony.
Speakers at the hearing uniformly urged passage. Christian Foster (identified in the record as an educator and historian and director of the Institute for Cross Cultural…
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