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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tammie Lang Campbell of Houston has been nurturing |
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hope in young people for two decades through her writing, |
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leadership, and civic and community activism; and |
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WHEREAS, The executive director of the Honey Brown Hope |
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Foundation, Tammie Campbell established that nonprofit |
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organization in 1991 in an effort to convey a message of healthy |
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self-worth and affirmation to girls and boys; she is the author of |
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the Honey Brown series of books, which focus on career development, |
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social responsibility, and positive self-image; and |
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WHEREAS, A force for change in her community, Ms. Campbell |
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wrote, produced, and directed an educational teleplay about the |
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importance of voting, which was aired in the Houston Independent |
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School District, and created two annual calendar series to promote |
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environmental stewardship; she is also responsible for an |
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after-school writing initiative that publishes and distributes |
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student work to YMCA program participants, and she contributed to |
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the production of murals celebrating the rich history and diversity |
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of Harris and Fort Bend Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Campbell added her voice to the Harvard |
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University Civil Rights Project: School to Prison Pipeline |
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roundtable discussion in 2005 and helped to bring a traveling |
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exhibit on African American sacred music to Texas; moreover, she |
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hosted and sponsored the Houston PBS documentary premiere of Prince |
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Among Slaves during Black History Month 2008; she has been |
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recognized for her work by former Houston mayor Bill White, and she |
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is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Aetna Medicare |
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Magic Touch and Kraft Foods/NAACP National Community Service |
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awards; and |
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WHEREAS, This industrious woman holds a degree in business |
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administration from Alcorn State University; she shares her |
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expertise as a motivational speaker and consultant, and she was the |
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first woman to be elected president of the Missouri City and |
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Vicinity Branch of the NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Campbell enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband, Dennis Campbell, Sr., and the |
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couple are the proud parents of a daughter and a son, Shar-day and |
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Dennis; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammie Campbell has distinguished herself through |
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her longstanding commitment to ensuring a bright future for the |
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next generation of Texans, and her efforts have had a positive |
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influence on many throughout the Houston area; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Tammie Lang Campbell for her many |
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contributions and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Campbell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |