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Whittier Street Health Center to Hold Annual Meeting and Black History Month Celebration

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Friday, February 3, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whittier Street Health Center , a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high-quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population, will conduct its annual meeting in conjunction with a Black History Month celebration on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 12 p.m. at its 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury address.

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  • BOSTON, Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whittier Street Health Center , a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high-quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population, will conduct its annual meeting in conjunction with a Black History Month celebration on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 12 p.m. at its 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury address.
  • Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
  • Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.
  • Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.