A new display honoring Black History Month is now up in City Hall.
With Black History Month underway, Mayor Daria Devlin and community leaders wanted to do their part to educate people about the month’s significance.
“We just thought this was a great opportunity to bring this inside and give our residents more access”, said Mayor Devlin.
They partnered with the Historical Institute of Culture and African American Experience to bring some of their exhibits to City Hall.
As Bishop Curtis Jones Sr. said, “We want to take the exhibit out to the facility as well.”
One of the exhibits includes African American inventions. According to Bishop Jones, “The African American invited the golf tee. There was a time they would put the sand up and put the ball on the tee and then tee off. The African American invited that. Also, the traffic light. He actually lived in Cleveland, Ohio.”
The unveiling of this exhibit comes as the museum is currently closed due to heating issues with a broken boiler. This is just a taste of what people can expect at the museum. Since it’s closed, the city wanted to make sure people could still enjoy and learn through Black History Month.
Mayor Devlin wants to welcome the public into City Hall and she hopes this exhibit is a step in the right direction.
“We want this to be a place where our residents are learning, they feel welcome. We want to give them the opportunity here and not just have this be a place for them to pay their bills and their taxes”, said Mayor Devlin.
The exhibit will be on display for the entire month from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
They are also looking for donations to reopen the museum, you can click here to donate.