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Sedgwick County employee resource group highlights Black History Month activities
Summary
A Sedgwick County employee representing an internal resource group described efforts to mark Black History Month, said the group has 14 members and is sharing educational resources including videos on Black artists and musicians.
A Sedgwick County employee said an internal employee resource group is marking Black History Month by sharing resources and promoting unity across county departments.
The speaker, identified in the meeting transcript as a Sedgwick County employee, said, "Our goal is pretty simple, to create unity within our organization," and noted the group includes 14 county employees from several departments. The employee added the group is distributing information for Black History Month and has prepared videos on Black artists, musicians and history.
The employee framed the effort as both honoring ancestors and building toward a more equitable future, saying, "Black history is not just about the past, it's also about understanding the present and building a more equitable future." They also described the program's purpose as encouraging respectful engagement across the county workforce: "Everybody's entitled to their opinions. Everybody's entitled to their thoughts, But to be able to sit down and talk about it and engage face to face with anybody is key."
The speaker emphasized representation, saying county employees should "feel heard and...seen as part of [their] identity," and added that county staff represent "a community of more than half a million people," language used to describe the broader community the county serves. The transcript records no formal motions or policy actions tied to the remarks.
No funding, formal program adoption or action items were recorded in the transcript related to the employee group's activities. The remarks appear to be informational and focused on internal outreach and public awareness of Black History Month.
