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Emeryville council agrees to add 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' to Black History Month proclamation; land‑acknowledgment and pledge proposals fail
Summary
Council members directed staff to add the Black National Anthem to the city’s Black History Month proclamation. Separate proposals to add a land acknowledgment and to restore the pledge of allegiance to council proceedings did not secure majority support.
The Emeryville City Council directed staff to include the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in the city’s annual Black History Month proclamation, while separate proposals to add a land acknowledgment and to restore the pledge of allegiance to council proceedings failed to advance.
Council member Pfeiffer asked that the Black National Anthem be either sung or recited as part of the…
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