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City Departments Come Together to Celebrate Black History Month

by on March 3, 2025

In honor of Black History Month, staff from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON), Department of Transportation (SDOT), Public Utilities (SPU), and City Light (SCL) came together to organize celebration for City employees. The gathering included remarks from Mayor Bruce Harrell and other City leaders; performances from young local talents Maya Russell, Amariah Strand, and Joshua Rhodes; and a Community Chat facilitated by Angela Rae (DON) with Sanai Anang, founder of CommUnity Reconstruction Collective and LaTanya Horace, founder of The Silent Task Force. We would like to give a big shoutout to Acts on Stage for recruiting the fabulous performers, Mehrakl Productions for photography, and Island Soul Restaurant and Simply Soulful Café for catering.

Please enjoy a collection of photos from the 2025 Black History Month event:

Three people talking at a table at an event with other people seen in the background
A Black man in a suit and tie standing next to a Black woman wearing a leather jacket
Two people wearing suit jackets speaking at a table with other eventgoers pictured in the background.
Two people speaking at a table in the middle of an event with people seen in the background
Two people hugging at an event with other people seen in the background.
A Black woman wearing glasses, sitting at a table, smiling with other people seen in the background.
Two people standing at a podium speaking in front of a room full of tables at an event.
A person playing a violin while another person sings
A young Black woman wearing glasses and a black shirt playing a violin.
A young Black woman with short curly hair and a blue button up shirt singing into a microphone.
A woman wearing a green shirt and glasses and a woman with medium length black hair wearing a sleeveless black shirt sit at a table smiling at the camera.
Two people stand at a podium speaking to a room full of people.
A man wearing a white sweater and a woman in a white pant suit stand at the back of a room full of people sitting at tables.
A Black man in a grey baseball hat sitting at a table
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wearing a white sweater, speaking at a podium with the Seattle City logo on it.
A Black man with an afro and black rimmed glasses sitting at a table, smiling
A Black woman with a gold fringe jacket speaking into a microphone to another Black woman wearing a red dress.
A Black woman with a gold fringe jacket sitting on a chair listening to a Black man with an afro speaking into a microphone.
A group of people sitting at tables at an event.
A person in a black coat walking through food service line.
Three Black people standing together smiling at an event with people seen in the background.
A person wearing an orange collared shirt, smiling, standing next to a person in a plaid shirt and baseball hat.
Three people standing with their arms around each other, smiling.
A Black woman wearing a tan brimmed hat smiles with the hand placed on her chest speaking to a person wearing a red and black shirt.
Two young people wearing tan sweaters stand with arms around each other, smiling.
Two people hugging in the middle of an event with people sitting at tables around them.
A Black woman with her hair pulled back into a bun stands next to a Black man with braid pulled back both standing at a podium.
Four people standing shoulder to shoulder smiling at the camera.
A woman wearing a tan suit jacket and a woman wearing a black sweater smiling and waving at the camera
A Black woman with long, black braids, glasses, and a red sweater speaking into a microphone.
A young Black man wearing a grey suit and tie speaking passionately at a podium with one hand in the air.
A Black woman wearing a grey sweater speaking at a podium.

All photos by Mehrakl Productions.

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