District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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8		-	A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	January 9, 2024
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16		-	To recognize and honor the life and accomplishments of Dr. Berth a Holliday.
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18		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 15,
19		-	1947;
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21		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday walked her first picket line at age 4 to protest her
22		-	segregated Kindergarten class;
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24		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday attended the University of Chicago, where s he
25		-	graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in P sychology;
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27		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday attended Harvar d University where she g raduated with
28		-	an EdM in Counselor Education and School Counseling and Guidance Services, and obtained a
29		-	PhD in Community Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin;
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31		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Lifespan
32		-	Development and Ecological Psychology at Cornell University;
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34		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was on the faculty of the Department of Psychology
35		-	and Human Development at Vanderbilt University;
36		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a community psychologist and known for her
37		-	activism on ethnic minority issues;
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39		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was Senior Director of the Office of Ethnic Minority
40		-	Affairs at the American Psychological Association and retired from the office in 2010 after 16
41		-	years of service;
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43		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a Fellow of American Psychological Association’s
44		-	Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity & Race) and received the
45		-	Distinguished Career Contribution to Service Award in 2001;
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52		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was awarded the Social Justice Action Award from the
53		-	Teachers College at Columbia University in 2011;
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55		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a resident in the neighborhood of Bloomingdale in
56		-	Ward 5;
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58		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a Bloomingdale Civic Association Board member
59		-	for 13 years and served 3 consecutive terms (2017-2022) as an Advisory Neighborhood
60		-	Commissioner for 5E;
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62		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday founded and served as co- Director of the Bloomingdale
63		-	Civic Association’s Bloomingdale Village Square Project through which she helped produce a
64		-	Bloomingdale oral history film, a Bloomingdale history timeline, and an extensive Bloomingdale
65		-	design plan and recommendations report, and advocated for the advancement of the North
66		-	Capitol Street Deckover Park proposal;
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68		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday chaired several Bloomingdale House Tours which
69		-	functioned as fundraisers for the Bloomingdale Civic Association Scholarship Fund;
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71		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday passed on December 28, 2023 and leaves a legacy that
72		-	will live on for generations to come.
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74		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
75		-	resolution may be cited as the “Dr. Bertha Holliday Posthumous Recognition Resolution of
76		-	2024”.
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78		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors Dr. Bertha Holliday for her years
79		-	of dedication to her community, family, and friends where she was a leader and pillar of the
80		-	community.
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82		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	4	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Zachary Parker 4
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	8	+	Councilmember Anita Bonds 8
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	13	+	A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION 13
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	16	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 16
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	19	+	To recognize and honor the life and accomplishments of Dr. Bertha Holliday. 19
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	21	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 15, 1947 21
	22	+	where she was raised by her parents Attorney Harold Lee Garrett, Sr. and Margaret Garrett Holliday along 22
	23	+	with her brother Harold Lee Holliday, Jr.; 23
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	25	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday walked her first picket line with her segregated kindergarten 25
	26	+	class in a successful protest that led to their classes being relocated from a former dance hall; 26
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	28	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday attended the University of Chicago, where she graduated with a 28
	29	+	Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; 29
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	31	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday attended Harvard University where she graduated with an EdM 31
	32	+	in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, and obtained a PhD in Community 32
	33	+	Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin; 33
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	35	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Lifespan Development 35
	36	+	and Ecological Psychology at Cornell University; 36
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	38	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was on the faculty of the Department of Psychology and Human 38
	39	+	Development at Vanderbilt University; 39
	40	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a community psychologist and known for her activism on 40
	41	+	ethnic minority issues; 41
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	43	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was Senior Director of the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs at 43
	44	+	the American Psychological Association and retired from the office in 2010 after 16 years of service; 44
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	46	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association’s 46
	47	+	Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity & Race) and received the 47
	48	+	Distinguished Career Contribution to Service Award in 2001; 48
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	51	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was awarded the Social Justice Action Award from the Teachers 50
	52	+	College at Columbia University in 2011; 51
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	54	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a resident in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Ward 5 53
	55	+	since 1989; 54
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	57	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday was a Bloomingdale Civic Association board member for more 56
	58	+	than 13 years and served four consecutive terms (2015-2022) as the Advisory Neighborhood 57
	59	+	Commissioner for ANC 5E; 58
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	61	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday founded and served as co-Director of the Bloomingdale Civic 60
	62	+	Association’s Bloomingdale Village Square Project where she helped produce a Bloomingdale oral 61
	63	+	history film, a Bloomingdale history timeline, an extensive Bloomingdale design plan and 62
	64	+	recommendations report, and advocated for the advancement of the North Capitol Street Deckover Park 63
	65	+	proposal; 64
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	67	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday chaired several Bloomingdale House Tours which functioned as 66
	68	+	fundraisers for the Bloomingdale Civic Association Scholarship Fund; 67
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	70	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Bertha Holliday passed on December 28, 2023 and leaves a legacy that will live 69
	71	+	on for generations to come. 70
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	73	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this resolution 72
	74	+	may be cited as the “Dr. Bertha Holliday Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2024”. 73
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	76	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors Dr. Bertha Holliday for her years of 75
	77	+	dedication to her community, family, and friends where she was a leader and pillar of the community. 76
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	79	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the 78
	80	+	District of Columbia Register. 79