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Under the theme, \u201cLeading Change in our Community\u201d, our students were encouraged to keep pursuing their dreams and keep fighting for a change in our society. \u201cYou can only affect change if you are willing to be in the room.\u201d said Sergeant David Shannon, NYS Police.<\/p>\n<p>CW\u2019s Annual Black History Month Event had an amazing mix of local leaders in our community.&nbsp; Hosted by student leaders of NABA, the panelists included <strong>Mr. Andre Early<\/strong>, Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation; <strong>Mr. Damon K. Jones<\/strong>, Co-founder and Executive Director of Westchester Blacks in Law Enforcement for Community Uplift; <strong>Officer Zachary McKinnon<\/strong>, Police Officer, City of Peekskill; <strong>Sergeant David Shannon<\/strong>, New York State Police; and County Legislator <strong>Jewel Williams Johnson<\/strong>, Westchester County District 8.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for taking the time to be with CW students!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thecollegeofwestchester\/albums\/72177720296905250\" title=\"Black History Month 2022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51899877106_13e0e32c98_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Black History Month 2022\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February is always an important month for us at CW as it\u2019s fully dedicated to celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth and 2022 was not the exception. 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