U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee Hyrom Buchanan, an equal employment specialist with the Civil Rights Directorate, addresses attendees at the Eighth Coast Guard District Black History Month Celebration as a keynote speaker on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Coast Guard active duty, reserve and civilian workforce participated in the educational presentation and celebration, which was held at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans and coordinated by the Eighth U.S. Coast Guard District Leadership Diversity Advisory Committee and regional Civil Rights Directorate team. The national theme for Black History Month for 2015 is “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture.” (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth H. Bordelon)