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PRO - 2024 - 001 ; 4 - a ; 2/20/24 <br /> COMMISSIONERSRANGE COUNTY BOARD OF <br /> LACK HISTORY MONTH <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS , it is essential to sustain a harmonious and inclusive society , Orange County <br /> discourage practices and actions deemed detrimental to the peace , welfare , and progress of our <br /> community ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County is home to Black Americans who descend from formerly enslaved <br /> peoples who were victims of the Trans -Atlantic slave trade , captured and transported from the <br /> continent of Africa to the Americas where they were sold as property and endured brutal treatment <br /> while being forced to build and develop new lands which includes a country that they would have <br /> to fight to belong to ; surviving more than 400 years of subjugation and oppression , all the while <br /> becoming a new and unique group whose lineage predates the founding of the United States of <br /> America ; participants in every war fought to defend and protect this nation , even from itself, Black <br /> Americans hold a special place in the foundation of our country and continue to be the standard <br /> bearers of freedom and democracy despite the ever present residue and persistent ramifications <br /> associated with America ' s original sin of slavery ; Black Americans worked and fought to improve <br /> their lives while facing down overt and systemic racism as well as racial violence and terror ; Black <br /> Americans have , and continue to contribute to the nation ' s , and our community ' s social , economic , <br /> political , spiritual , and mental prosperity ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Black Americans represent a diverse group of respected residents of this country and <br /> the Orange County community ; and their contributions of humanitarian knowledge , technological <br /> and societal innovations are vital components of the cultural fabric of our County , nation and world ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , Black American experiences and unrelenting resilience inspire people in Orange <br /> County and around the world , we recognize a collective struggle for equality and inclusiveness now <br /> and into the future until our shared humanity is acknowledged and celebrated ; and <br /> WHEREAS , every American recognizes the need for protest and the defying of cultural norms , <br /> practices , laws and systems that are unjust , oppressive , and exclusionary ; we celebrate this year' s <br /> Black History Month theme of "African Americans and the Arts " ; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE , we , the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County , do proclaim <br /> February 2024 as " BLACK HISTORY MONTH " and encourage our residents to honor this <br /> distinctive month by becoming more enlightened as to the true history of Black Americans in this <br /> Country and in our community . <br /> THIS THE 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024, <br /> OffA% <br /> Jamezetta Bedford , Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> � 7 <br />