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Oh, yeah, the three of the things, good evening, good evening, Durham, North Carolina, Bull City.

Good evening, good evening, everybody.

Happy Monday.

To all of those who are joining us virtually, and to all who are in the audience, we have a full house tonight to do the people's business, and we are glad to be in this space in one at one-on-one City Hall Plaza in our council chambers.

We're all in our places with our bright and smiling faces this evening.

We welcome you to recording in progress.

Think about being kind to each other tonight.

Pleasure of allegiance.

Present.

Whereas Polly Murray was born in 1910 and grew up in Durham as part of a prominent African American family, including brothers Robert and Richard Fitzgerald and longtime Durham Public School teacher Pauline Fitzgerald Dame.

And whereas Polly Murray became a nationally known historian, educator, lawyer, poet, and activist who demonstrated courage in their lifelong struggle for justice for African Americans, women, and members of the LGBT plus community.

And whereas Polly Murray was an acclaimed author of Proud Shoes, the story of an American family, which offers an unprecedented description of early Durham and the Fitzgerald family.

And whereas Polly Murray was a founder of the National Organization for Women and coined the term Jane Crow in recognition of the interrelated discrimination faced by black women.

And whereas Polly Murray was the first black woman to be ordained an episcopal priest.

And whereas Polly Murray's legacy has inspired the Polly Murray Center for History and Social Justice to be established to lift up Murray's life and legacy of human rights activism and preserve the family home, now designated a National Historic Landmark.

Now, therefore, I, Elaine M.

O'Neill, mayor of the City of Durham, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim June 18th, 2022 as Pauli Murray Center Day in Durham, and hereby commend its observance to all residents.

Witness my hand in the corporate seal of the city of Durham this the sixth day of June 2022.

And I'll be presenting the proclamation to Barbara Lau, the executive director of the Polly Marie Center.

Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

And we'd like to invite all of you to the Pauli Murray Center anniversary on June 18th at our site, 906 Carroll Street from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m.

I was invited to offer an encouragement on why we should celebrate Polly Murray in Durham.

Um I talk a lot about preserving culture.

Um we want to just we don't want to just preserve the culture, we want to perpetuate the right kind of culture.

And Polly Murray is someone who continues to not only inspire me and encourage me, but challenge me to tell the truth, to face the truth, and to use the truth to be creative.

So I'm hopeful that you all will join us as Barbara mentioned, June 18th on Saturday.

We'll be celebrating all day from 10 p.m.

10 a.m.

to 2 p.m.

Um and we're so grateful to have the legacy of Polly in Durham to champion preserving culture and perpetuating that culture as well.

Thank you.

Good evening.

Wish to extend profound thanks to her honor the mayor for allowing us to share in the coolest prerogative of her office, one of them, and that is reading these proclamations.

I'm very honored tonight to read a proclamation for men's health month.

I wanted to ask is Mr.

Elbert Dorsey is in the chamber if he would join me.

Proclamation for men's health month.

Whereas, despite advances in medical technology and research, men continue to live an average of five years less than women, with Native American and African American men having the lowest life expectancy.

And whereas COVID-19 variants continue to spread across the country, with the Centers for Disease Control reporting that males are more likely to die from this pandemic, encouraging safe behaviors, including social distancing, wearing masks, and being vaccinated will help stop the spread of COVID-19, and whereas educating the public and health care providers about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and early detection of male health problems will result in reducing the rates of mortality from disease.

And whereas men were educated about the value that preventative health care can play in prolonging their lifespan and their role as productive family members will be more likely to participate in health screenings.

Fathers who stay connected to their children and maintain a healthy lifestyle are role models with happier, healthier children.

And whereas the National Men's Health Awareness Period is a special campaign to help educate men, boys, and their families about the importance of positive health attitudes and preventative health practices, and whereas Durham's Men's Health Month focuses on a broad range of men's health issues, including heart disease, mental health, diabetes, and prostate, testicular and colon cancer.

And whereas the residents of this city are encouraged to increase awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, and medical checkups.

Now, therefore, I, Elaine M.

O'Neill, mayor of the city of Durham, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2022 as men's health month in Durham, and encourage all residents to pursue preventative health practices and early detection efforts throughout the year.

Witness my hand and the corporate seal of the city of Durham this the sixth day of June 2022.

Mr.

Cole.

Good evening.

Again, my name is Elver Dorsey, and I'm proud to be here.

Thank you so much for this proclamation.

I'm chairman of the Men's Health Council that's sponsored by the Durham County Health Public Health.

Um our group is here.

We have several of our members here.

It's about 50 of us, but I would like for them to stand first, please.