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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, we recognize the importance of understanding how systemic and institutional
racism has impacted BIPOC people across this country for generations, and the importance of
understanding hard truths from their stories, and
WHEREAS, we can learn and take inspiration from the life of former Fort Collins resident
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black artist to win an Academy Award, who achieved greatness in her
performance career as a musician, songwriter, radio pioneer, and actor while enduring racism and
discrimination, and who played an important leadership role as a political organizer in a successful
fight to end housing segregation in Los Angeles in the 1940s; and
WHEREAS, Black Fort Collins residents have worked to build lives, raise their families,
develop livelihoods, create community, and challenge discrimination while living in Fort Collins
since colonization; and
WHEREAS, throughout the history of the colonization of North America, Black people
have exemplified resilience and resistance in the face of persistent attempts to marginalize their
communities; and
WHEREAS, we acknowledge Black contributions and achievements in the Fort Collins
community, past and present; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is practicing our commitment to racial healing,
partnership, and active support for Black community members through sponsorship of activities that
are most important to the community, including the upcoming three-day celebration of Juneteenth, a
federal, state, and local holiday.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
the June 10, 2022 as
HATTIE MCDANIEL DAY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this the 7th of June, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk