Fifth-grade poet Brielle Williams is flanked by Golden Valley Mayor Roslyn Harmon (l) and Hopkins Director Brooke Ann Roper Credit: Travis R Lee

To close out Black History Month, Golden Valley’s Meadowbrook Elementary recently hosted an event that featured its students performing music, poetry, and a mock swearing-in ceremony for Golden Valley Mayor Roslyn Harmon and Hopkins School Board Member Brooke Roper. Both Roper and Harmon were sworn in by Hopkins School Board Superintendent Dr. Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Ed.L.D.

Travis Lee is a contributing photographer and writer at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.