HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3b. Black History Month Proclamation"slack htstouy month"
{~esuuauy 2022J
Wh€R€.:\S: th€R€ IS no am€RICan h1stORY Without Black hlStORY, anb W€ tak€ t1m€ €.\Ch f€BRUaRy to
comm€moRat€ that tRuth. this month. anb B€yonb W€ honoR. past anb pR€S€nt. th€ many s1qrnf1cant
contR1But1ons mab€ BY th€ Bh,ck community: anb
Wh€R€aS: BL\Ck h1stORY month CjR€W out of "n€CjRO hlStORY W€€k." flRSt pROpOS€b BY scholaR
caRt€R 4 . woobson m 1926, who chos€ th€ s€conb W€€k of f€BRUaRy to comc1b€ with th€ BIRthbays of
aBRaham Lincoln anb fR€b€RICk bouqlass anb was f1Rst C€L€BRat€b BY an act of con4 R€SS m 1986: anb
wheueas, this y€aR's national th€m€ of slack h1st0Ry month focus€s on th€ 1mp0Rtanc€ of "slack
h€alth anb W€Lln€ss", acknowL€b4 m 4 th€ L€qacy of not only slack scholaRs anb m€b1cal pRact1t1on€RS
m W€St€Rn m€b1cm€. sut also oth€R ways of knowmq (€.4 .. BIRthwoRk€RS . boulas. m1bw1v€s.
natuRopaths. h€RBaL1sts. €tc.J thRouqhout th€ afR1can b1asp0Ra. th€ 2022 th€m€ cons1b€RS act1v1t1€s.
Rituals. anb m1t1at1v€s that Black commurnt1€s hav€ bon€ to B€ W€LL: anb
wheueas: th€ b€claRat1on of mb€penb€nc€ anb th€ const1tut1on of th€ urnteb states wh€n
WRltt€n. only appL1€b to whit€. Lanb-owrnnq m€n, not to afR1can am€R1cans . th€ V€RY mc€pt1on of OUR
countRY €mBob1€b syst€m1c Racism. anb th€ stRu44L€ foR soc1aLJust1c€ of th€ c1v1L R1 4 hts mov€m€nt
to qam €quaL Rlqhts still contmu€s in 2022: anb
Wh€R€.:\S: this san LUIS OBISPO City council valU€S blV€RSlty, €QU1ty anb inclusion. actlV€LY
b€nounc€s syst€m1c Racism. CR€.lt€b th€ b1v€RS1ty. €qu1ty. inclusion task foRC€ to t1st€n anb
unb€Rstanb. anb wilt act1v€ty woRk towanb Rac1atJust1c€: anb
wheueas: th€ cov1b-19 panb€m1c has miouqht to t1qht €V€n fuRth€R m€quat1ty, with Black anb
BRown commurnt1€s b1spRopont1onat€ty 1mpact€b sy th€ VIRUS anb R€suttm4 €conom1c R€C€ss1on
nat1onw1b€: anb
wheueas, th€ pR€Slb€nt of th€ urnt€b stat€s has b€claR€b that "th€ soul of OUR nation w1tt B€
tQOUBl€b as tonq as syst€m1c Racism IS atlOW€b to p€RSISt . It IS CORROSIV€. It IS b€StRUctlV€. It IS
costly. W€ aR€ not JUSt moRatty b€pRIV€b B€C.\US€ of syst€m1c Racism. W€ aR€ also l€SS pROSp€ROUS.
l€SS SUCC€SSfUL anb L€SS S€CUR€ as a nation .• anb
Wh€R€.:\S: th€ City of san lUIS OBISPO R€COCjnlZ€S that Racial anb €thrnc blV€RSlty €nRICh€S OUR
community anb stRIV€S to l€ab with €qu1ty. contmumq ou.R suppoRt of th€ community 's woRk towaRb
full €quality anb R€pR€S€ntat1on. anb h.,s mab€ blV€Rs1ty. €QU1ty. anb mctus1on a maJOR city Bub4 €t
qoaL foR 2021-2023, anb
now. th€R€fOR€. B€ It Q€SOLV€b, that th€ City of san LUIS OBISPO bO€S h€R€BY pROClalm f€BRUaRy as
Black h1st0Ry month anb call upon th€ p€opl€ of OUR city to contmu€ ouu €ffoRts to CR€at€ a woRlb
that IS mOR€ JUSt, €QUltaBl€ anb pROSp€ROUS fOR alt. not JUSt this month BUt €V€RY bay of th€ Y€.lR.
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