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Milpitas Unified board adopts resolution recognizing February as National African‑American History Month
Summary
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.23 on Feb. 10, 2026, formally proclaiming February as National African‑American History Month and encouraging schools and families to mark the month with ceremonies and programs. The resolution was read by Jaden Little, BSU president at Midas Middle College High School, who noted a district flag‑raising event earlier that month.
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 2026.23 at its Feb. 10, 2026 meeting, proclaiming February as National African‑American History Month for the district.
Jaden Little, the Black Student Union president at Midas Middle College High School, read the resolution to the board and attendees, outlining its purpose and historical background. Little cited the work of historian Carter G. Woodson and the 1926 origins of the observance, and recited milestones and figures the resolution highlights, from abolition and constitutional amendments to the civil rights movement and contemporary activism.
The resolution lists named individuals and achievements to illustrate the month’s focus, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, John Lewis, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama, as well as figures from science, business and the arts. It also notes local history and leadership in Milpitas, including an item stating Sunny Hills was a planned racially integrated community in 1956 and naming current district leaders and administrators.
The text records that on Feb. 2, 2026 the MUSD Black Excellence Collective Educators hosted a flag‑raising ceremony in collaboration with the city of Milpitas; the resolution encourages “all educators, learners, and families to commemorate this occasion with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.” Little closed the reading by urging the community to celebrate the month “together.”
The meeting minutes record that Resolution 2026.23 was "passed and adopted" by the board at the Feb. 10 meeting. The transcript does not include the motion language, the names of a mover or seconder, or a detailed vote tally; those items are listed as not specified in the board record shown in the transcript. The district may publish complete minutes or a formal roll call with the vote tally in its official packet.
