Legislation Details

File #: 25-0030    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ceremonial Item Status: Ceremonial Item
File created: 1/22/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 1/27/2025 Final action:
Title: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Poem 2025 (5min)
Attachments: 1. MLK Day Community Poem 2025
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Poem 2025 (5min)

 

Body

Date of BOCC Meeting: January 27, 2025

 

Request for Board Action:

Agenda Text

The Board is requested to read the MLK Day Community Poem 2025. 

 

This poem was created in honor of Dr. King and those who, like him, helped us to imagine a more just, inclusive world. Led by Durham County Cooperative Extension’s Kids Voting Durham program, nearly 100 Durham community dreamers, ranging in age from 5-88 years old, contributed to the poem.

 

Alignment With Strategic Plan: This item aligns with all Strategic Goals of Durham County.

 

Resource Persons: Wendy Jacobs, County Commissioner 

 

County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board read the MLK Day Community Poem 2025.

 

Signature

County Manager: ____________________________