East Lansing City Councilman Ron Bacon

Black History Month is personal for East Lansing councilmember

East Lansing City Councilman Ron Bacon said, “There’s not an area, as far as supporting civil rights education, that East Lansing hasn’t touched. It’s my job to listen and try to execute a future that the youth can occupy.”

The City Council acknowledged Black History Month Feb. 9 at the prompting of a memo by the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion administrator, Elaine Hardy, who noted the unique and valuable contributions of Black Americans.