In continued observance of Black History Month, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) elected officials from around Orange County released a video presentation of two poetry readings. The featured poems are “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “Making The Struggle Every Day” by Ella Baker.

The following elected officials are featured in the video:

  • 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
    Tai Huynh
    Paris Miller-Foushee
    Camille Berry
  • 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
  • Orange County Schools Board of Education
    André Richmond

Celebrations of Black History Month are ongoing around the town of Chapel Hill and Orange County. For more information, click here.

 

Featured image via UNC/Jon Gardiner


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