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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP is |
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hosting its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet on April 2, 2011, |
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and this event provides an ideal opportunity to honor this |
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noteworthy organization; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1935, Juanita Jackson, a youth delegate to the |
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NAACP convention in St. Louis, delivered a stirring address calling |
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for the creation of a department for young people; she was asked to |
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join the association's staff and guided the formation of its Youth |
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and College Division, a national program supporting the NAACP's |
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fight for equality and justice; members of the division went on to |
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play important roles in the civil rights movement, and many became |
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leaders in the organization, their communities, and the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The NAACP today has one of the largest organized |
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groups of young people of any secular organization in the country; |
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in high school and college chapters and in youth councils, more than |
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30,000 members work to advance social justice by addressing issues |
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at the local and national levels, including education, economic |
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opportunity, health, juvenile justice, and voter empowerment; |
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youth council members develop an awareness of problems affecting |
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African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities, learn how |
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to advance harmonious cooperation among peoples, and participate in |
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leadership and activism training; in recent years, the San Antonio |
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Youth Council has benefited the community through such projects as |
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collecting food bank contributions and gathering and donating books |
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to students in the "Reading is Power" campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to meet the challenges that lie ahead, the |
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Lone Star State will need new leaders who are dedicated to building |
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a bright future for all its citizens, and through their commitment |
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to the goals of the NAACP, the members of the San Antonio Youth |
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Council have demonstrated an admirable willingness to step forward |
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and take on important civic responsibilities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the San Antonio Youth Council of the |
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NAACP on its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet and extend to |
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its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their many |
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worthy endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1006 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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