District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0180 Compare Versions

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7		-	A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION
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	6	+	________________________________ _______________________________ 2
	7	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Zachary Parker 3
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	11	+	Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Charles Allen 7
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	15	+	Councilmember Matt Frumin Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 11
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	19	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Anita Bonds 15
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	22	+	_____________________________ 18
	23	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 19
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	27	+	A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION 23
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	30	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 26
	31	+	__________ 27
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	33	+	To recognize and honor the life and accomplishments of Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison. 29
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	35	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alicy Murray-Jamison was born to Josephine Bryant and Henry Nelson; 31
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	37	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison graduated from Austin High School in Knoxville, 33
	38	+	Tennessee, a segregated school designated for Black students; 34
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	40	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison graduated from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska with 36
	41	+	a Bachelor of Science in Counseling; 37
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	43	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison attended The University of Tennessee at Knoxville where 39
	44	+	she worked with former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry as part of the Student’s Nonviolence 40
	45	+	Coordinating Committee and graduated with a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling; 41
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	47	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison attended the University of Maryland where she graduated 43
	48	+	with a PhD in Counseling and Personnel Services and was recruited to the Intensive Educational 44
	49	+	Development program that helped disadvantaged youth enter and successfully complete college; 45
	50	+	46
	51	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison prepared for student protests and raised funds for students 47
	52	+	participating as Freedom Riders during summer breaks; 48
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13		-	February 6, 2024
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15		-	To recognize and honor the life and accomplishments of Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison.
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17		-	WHEREAS, D r. Alicy Murray-Jamison was born to Josephine Bryant and Henry Nelson;
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19		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison graduated from Austin High School in Knoxville,
20		-	Tennessee, a segregated school designated for Black students ;
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22		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison graduated from Union College in Lincoln,
23		-	Nebraska;
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25		-	WHEREAS, D r. Alice Murray-Jamison attended The University of Tennessee at
26		-	Knoxville where she worked with former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry as part of
27		-	the Student’s Nonviolence Coordinating Committee and graduated with a Master’s degree in
28		-	guidance and counseling;
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30		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison attended the University of Maryland where she
31		-	graduated with a PhD in Counseling and Personnel Services and was recruited to the Intensive
32		-	Educational Development program that helped disadvantaged youth enter and successfully
33		-	complete college;
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35		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison prepared for student protests and raised funds for
36		-	students participating as Freedom Riders during summer breaks;
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38		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison married Dr. Winston C. Murray -Jamison, and
39		-	after they moved to the District of Columbia she started teaching at Banneker High School;
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41		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison worked as a counselor for the United Planning
42		-	Organization’s Neighborhood Youth Corps, then began work as a developmental advisor at the
43		-	Washington Technical Institute (WTI) where she collaborated with Dr. Cleveland Dennard to
44		-	develop and incorporate WTI into the University of the District of Columbia;
45		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison served the Chief of Counseling, Associate
46		-	Director of the Personal Development Unit and Acting Director of the Intensive Educational
47		-	Development program; ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	58	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison married Dr. Winston C. Murray-Jamison, and after they 50
	59	+	moved to the District of Columbia she started teaching at Banneker High School; 51
	60	+	52
	61	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison worked as a counselor for the United Planning 53
	62	+	Organization’s Neighborhood Youth Corps, then began work as a developmental advisor at the 54
	63	+	Washington Technical Institute (WTI) where she collaborated with Dr. Cleveland Dennard to develop and 55
	64	+	incorporate WTI into the University of the District of Columbia; 56
	65	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison served the Chief of Counseling, Associate Director of the 57
	66	+	Personal Development Unit and Acting Director of the Intensive Educational Development program; 58
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	68	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison met and married Dr. Lawrence Jamison, Esq. and both 60
	69	+	worked on supporting Black faculty and staff members at the University of Maryland, each separately 61
	70	+	serving as President of the University of Maryland’s Black Faculty and Staff Association; 62
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	72	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison worked at a professor at Howard University’s School of 64
	73	+	Medicine and earned a post doctorate master’s degree in public health; 65
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	75	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison served as Director of the Baltimore City Health 67
	76	+	Department where she broke new ground on the city’s drug programs and created new counseling 68
	77	+	programs to combat addiction; 69
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	79	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison worked to economically and mentally empower people 71
	80	+	living in subsidized housing in the Kenilworth-Parkside neighborhood in the District and assisted the 72
	81	+	Kenilworth-Parkside Residents Management Corporation (KPRMC) in working with the US Department 73
	82	+	of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to return ownership Kenilworth-Parkside's public housing to 74
	83	+	its tenants; 75
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	85	+	WHEREAS, through the KPRMC Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison created and developed a substance 77
	86	+	abuse program that hosted Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous programs; provided free personal 78
	87	+	counseling to residents, assisted formerly incarcerated persons with re-entry efforts, created child 79
	88	+	development programs, and managed after school tutoring; 80
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	90	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison taught the newly formed National Association of 82
	91	+	Resident Management Corporations her model for wide-ranging substance abuse programs, and it was 83
	92	+	replicated across major U.S. cities; 84
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	94	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison embarked on a partnership called AlRag to publish books 86
	95	+	centered around and for Black children; 87
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	97	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison was a vibrant member of the Pan-Africanist community 89
	98	+	in the 1970s, and worked with artists who premiered in different concentrations such as writing, poetry, 90
	99	+	music, muralist painting, graphic designers, and mixed media artists; 91
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	101	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison was initiated into the Washington DC Alumnae Chapter 93
	102	+	of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Fall 1990 where she served as co-Chair of the Scholarship Committee, 94
	103	+	as the chapter’s Sargeant-at-Arms, and committees on physical and mental health, and planning programs 95
	104	+	affecting voters and civil rights; 96
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	106	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison had seven children: Melita Murray-Carney, Aisha 98
	107	+	Murray, Sir-Otiato Jamison, Cheree Jamison, Tracee Jamison and Schuyler Jamison; 99
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53		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison met and married Dr. Lawrence Jamison, Esq. and
54		-	both worked on supporting Black faculty and staff members at the University of Maryland, each
55		-	separately serving as President of the University of Maryland’s Black Faculty and Staff
56		-	Association;
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58		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison worked as a professor at Howard University’s
59		-	School of Medicine and earned a post doctorate master’s degree in public health;
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61		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison served as Director of the Baltimore City Health
62		-	Department where she broke new ground on the city’s drug programs and created new
63		-	counseling programs to combat addiction;
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65		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison worked to economically and mentally empower
66		-	people living in subsidized housing in the Kenilworth- Parkside neighborhood in the District and
67		-	assisted the Kenilworth-Parkside Residents Management Corporation (KPRMC) in working with
68		-	the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to return ownership Kenilworth -
69		-	Parkside's public housing to its tenants;
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71		-	WHEREAS, through the KPRMC Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison created and developed a
72		-	substance abuse program that hosted Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous programs; provided
73		-	free personal counseling to residents, assisted formerly incarcerated persons with re-entry efforts,
74		-	created child development programs, and managed after school tutoring;
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76		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison taught the newly formed National Association of
77		-	Resident Management Corporations her model for wide-ranging substance abuse programs, and
78		-	it was replicated across major U.S. cities;
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80		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison embarked on a partnership called AlRag to
81		-	publish books centered around and for Black children;
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83		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison was a vibrant member of the Pan-Africanist
84		-	community in the 1970s, and worked with artists who premiered in different concentrations such
85		-	as writing, poetry, music, muralist painting, graphic designers, and mixed media artists;
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87		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison was initiated into the Washington DC Alumnae
88		-	Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Fall 1990 where she served as co -Chair of the
89		-	Scholarship Committee, as the chapter’s Sargeant-at-Arms, and committees on physical and
90		-	mental health, and planning programs affecting voters and civil rights;
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99		-	WHEREAS, following retirement Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison opened a neighborhood,
100		-	alcohol-free jazz club. It was alcohol free due to her background in providing counseling on
101		-	substance abuse, and she wanted to provide a safe space for those in recovery to enjoy music and
102		-	an outing without temptation ;
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104		-	WHEREAS, a non- profit haven for artists at 2813 12th Street NE in Brookland in Ward 5
105		-	was born and named, Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society, colloquially known as “JACS”;
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107		-	WHEREAS, through a grant award from Humanities DC, JACS showcased collaborative
108		-	educational and performance efforts between the DC and Cuban jazz communities;
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110		-	WHEREAS, JACS’ space hosted community discussions, Ward 5 ANC and City Council
111		-	community meetings, and shows during the city’s Jazz Fest;
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113		-	WHEREAS, even though the COVID -19 pandemic affected business, JACS was able to
114		-	reopen for limited runs from Summer 2020 to early 2023;
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116		-	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison passed on November 26, 2023 and leaves a
117		-	legacy that will live on for generations to come.
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119		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
120		-	resolution may be cited as the “Dr. Alice Murray -Jamison Posthumous Recognition Resolution
121		-	of 2024”.
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123		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors D r. Alice Murray-Jamison for her
124		-	years of dedication to her community, family, and friends where she was a leader and pillar of the
125		-	community.
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127		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	113	+	WHEREAS, following retirement Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison opened a neighborhood, alcohol-free 101
	114	+	jazz club. It was alcohol free due to her background in providing counseling on substance abuse, and she 102
	115	+	wanted to provide a safe space for those in recovery to enjoy music and an outing without temptation; 103
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	117	+	WHEREAS, a non-profit haven for artists at 2813 12th Street NE in Brookland in Ward 5 was 105
	118	+	born in 2015 and named Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society, colloquially known as “JACS”; 106
	119	+	107
	120	+	WHEREAS, through a grant award from Humanities DC, JACS showcased collaborative 108
	121	+	educational and performance efforts between the DC and Cuban jazz communities; 109
	122	+	110
	123	+	WHEREAS, JACS’ space hosted community discussions, Ward 5 ANC and City Council 111
	124	+	community meetings, and shows during the city’s Jazz Fest; 112
	125	+	113
	126	+	WHEREAS, even though the COVID-19 pandemic affected business, JACS was able to reopen 114
	127	+	for limited runs from Summer 2020 to early 2023; 115
	128	+	116
	129	+	WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison passed on November 26, 2023, and leaves a legacy that 117
	130	+	will live on for generations to come. 118
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	132	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this resolution 120
	133	+	may be cited as the “Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2024”. 121
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	135	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors Dr. Alice Murray-Jamison for her years 123
	136	+	of dedication to her community, family, and friends where she was a leader and pillar of the community. 124
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	138	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the 126
	139	+	District of Columbia Register. 127