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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Curtis King of Dallas was named the recipient of the |
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2025 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 by the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, A director and producer, Mr. King founded The Black |
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Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977; he serves as president of the |
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acclaimed nonprofit institution, which is headquartered in the Kay |
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Bailey Hutchison Convention Center; each year, it draws more than |
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250,000 visitors with its programming, which celebrates the |
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African, Caribbean, and African American experience through |
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literature, cinema, and the visual and performing arts; and |
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WHEREAS, The academy has presented hundreds of productions |
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over the years, showcasing such stars as Jennifer Holliday, Ruby |
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Dee, and Dave Chapelle; its youth programs have been an important |
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incubator for local talent, and its famous alumni include |
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singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, musician Roy Hargrove, and actor |
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Regina Taylor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. King has created, directed, and produced a host |
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of musical tributes, plays, concerts, and other cultural events in |
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Dallas and around the world; among scores of notable projects, he |
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wrote and directed Blues Bar, a play that starred Phyllis Hyman, |
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Billy Preston, and Roger E. Mosley, and he directed Bethune, a |
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one-woman vehicle for Esther Rolle that toured six cities; in 1993, |
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he produced a concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of the |
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March on Washington that featured an array of celebrities, from CBS |
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Evening News anchor Dan Rather to superstar Eartha Kitt and |
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comedian Dick Gregory; as part of a U.S. State Department cultural |
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exchange, he collaborated with writers in Ethiopia and directed |
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Addia By Night; the recipient of myriad accolades, he won four Lone |
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Star Region Emmy Awards for The Black Music & Civil Rights Movement |
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Concert, an annual televised special that aired in partnership with |
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the Dallas area's CBS affiliate, and he received the African |
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American Black History Leadership Award from the U.S. Department of |
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Labor and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National |
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Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his outstanding endeavors in advancement of |
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the arts, Curtis King has enriched the lives of innumerable people, |
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and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Curtis King on his receipt of a |
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2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black |
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Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. King as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Y. Davis of Dallas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 769 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 15, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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