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Pinellas County proclaims February 2026 Black History Month, honors Whispering Souls Cemetery
Summary
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners presented a Black History Month proclamation to Jacqueline Hayes and volunteers from Whispering Souls African American Cemetery, recognizing a 2025 historic marker and recent restoration funded by a state grant and local donations.
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday recognized February 2026 as Black History Month and presented a proclamation to Jacqueline Hayes and volunteers who helped restore Whispering Souls African American Cemetery.
The proclamation, read by the chair, cited the cemetery’s historical marker placed in 2025 and praised local volunteers and government partners for preservation work. "We are a nonprofit organization. We started in 02/2017," Hayes said, summarizing the group’s formal…
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