IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing the Kansas City Black History Project, an annual production since 2010 by LINC, the Kansas City Public Library, and the Black Archives of Mid-America, that has helped the Kansas City area share the inspiring stories of our local heroes for Black History Month and throughout the year.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21541, February 19, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, DaRon McGee, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Charlie Franklin, and Sean E. Smith, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Kansas City area has a rich history of Black men and women who demonstrated greatness and changed the world through science, education, politics, civil rights, sports, music, and the arts; and,
WHEREAS, while many of their stories are widely known, many more stories have long deserved to be discovered and celebrated; and,
WHEREAS, researchers with the Kansas City Public Library and the Black Archives of Mid-America have worked annually to gather new and inspiring biographies from our history, and that the Local Investment Commission of Greater Kansas City (LINC) has designed, published, and distributed the books and posters that tell these stories; and,
WHEREAS, these books and posters are known as the Kansas City Black History Project have been shared among thousands every year, including in classrooms, our public libraries, churches, community centers, government halls, homes, and businesses; and,
WHEREAS, these biographies and images of our local heroes have been inspiring lessons for us all, young, and old, elevating our collective pride in Kansas City’s greatness, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature wholeheartedly celebrates the work of LINC, the Kansas City Public Library and the Black Archives of Mid-America for the Kansas City Black History Project as we all honor the great achievements of our hometown heroes during Black History Month and for years to come.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21541 of February, 19 2024, was duly passed on February 19, 2024 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______7________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____1_______
Excused _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature