Chapel Hill Review

Town of Carrboro issued the following announcement on Feb. 13.

For Black History Month 2023, the BIPOC elected officials of Orange County, N.C., have released their video presentation of two poetry readings: “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “Making the Struggle Every Day” by Ella Baker.

WATCH THE VIDEO on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rvtyw2zameg 

The elected officials representing the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) coalition who are featured in the video presentation are as follows: 

• U.S Representative - Valerie P. Foushee 

• N.C. Representative - Renée Price

• N.C. Representative - Allen Buansi 

• N.C. District Court 15B - Judge Joal Hall Broun

• Carrboro Town Council - Barbara Foushee, Eliazar Posada

• Chapel Hill Town Council - Camille Berry, Tai Huynh, Paris Miller-Foushee

• Hillsborough Board of Commissioners - Robb English, Matt Hughes 

• Orange County Board of County Commissioners - Jean Hamilton, Anna Richards

• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education - Rani Dasi, Riza Jenkins, Deon Temne

Black History Month 

Since its beginnings as a weeklong recognition by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926, Black History Month has grown to include opportunities for education, reflection, and celebration.

Everyone is invited to participate in Black History Month events this February and continue interest in the meaning and impacts of Black Americans throughout the year.

• Find Black History Month programs in Carrboro at https://www.carrboronc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2338 

• Access Black History of Carrboro at http://www.carrboronc.gov/.../Our-Roots-Run-Deep-Black...  

• Read the proclamation declaring Black History Month in Carrboro at https://www.carrboronc.gov/.../Proclamations-and-Resolutions 

• Watch videos in the Celebrating Black America playlist at https://youtube.com/playlist.

Original source can be found here.