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Gaithersburg proclaims Black History Month; honors local arts leader Jackie DuPee
Summary
Mayor Judd Ashman proclaimed February 2026 as Black History Month for the city of Gaithersburg and presented a proclamation to community arts leader Jackie DuPee, who recounted family civil‑rights history and a recent racist incident she reported to her employer.
Mayor Judd Ashman read a proclamation on Feb. 2 declaring February 2026 as Black History Month in the City of Gaithersburg and invited community honoree Jackie DuPee to the podium.
"I, Judd Ashman, by the power vested in me as mayor of Gaithersburg, do hereby proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in the city of Gaithersburg," the…
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