Black History Month has roots dating back to 1926 in the United States when Dr. Carter G. Woodson chose the second week of February as a time to study and celebrate the history of Black Americans because it coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
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Former Whittlesea Mayor, Councillor Mary Lalios, the past President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), welcomed the Victorian government's gambling reforms announced on Sunday.