2017 Black History Month Celebration


CATEGORY: Community Development, Events

[cs_image_map_pro_cornerstone map_id=”3046″]Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., the Hammond Human Relations Commission and Department of Community Development will host a Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Hammond City Hall, 1st floor lobby. The festivities will begin at 10:00 a.m.The theme for this year’s event is “Women of the Cloth” Mayor McDermott will present a proclamation honoring the longest married African American couples in the City of Hammond.

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., the Hammond Human Relations Commission and Department of Community Development will host a Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Hammond City Hall, 1st floor lobby. The festivities will begin at 10:00am.

The theme for this year’s event is “Women of the Cloth.” Mayor McDermott will present a proclamation honoring eight African American female ministers in the City of Hammond.