April 4, 2025
Nyasha Smith, Secretary
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Secretary Smith,
I am introducing the “Alfred Dudley, Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025”. Please see enclosed
signed copy of the legislation.
This legislation will symbolically designate the 2900 block of Mills Avenue, N.E., in Ward 5, as
Alfred Dudley, Sr. Way. I previously introduced the Alfred DeGreat Dudley, Sr. Posthumous
Recognition Resolution of 2023, and I am proud to introduce this legislation with the support of
his family that will create a permanent memorial to his legacy.
Over the course of his illustrious career, Mr. Alfred DeGreat Dudley, Sr. purchased and became
President of Dudley Beauty College locat ed at 2031 Rhode Island Avenue, N.E., in Ward 5.
Dudley Beauty College sits adjacent to the 2900 block of Mills Avenue, N.E. Mr. Dudley, Sr. was
instrumental in helping many sales representatives, cosmetologists, barbers, and nail
technologists become successful entrepreneurs, and mentored many as they strove to reach their
full potential. In 2006, Mr. Dudley, Sr. received the Outstanding Individuals and Organizations
Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Business given by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Alfred DeGreat Dudley, Sr. passed
on May 21, 2023, and leaves a legacy that will live on in the beauty industry and for generations
to come.
Please feel free to reach out to me or my Legislative Director, Neferteria Brown, with any
questions or for additional information. She can be reached at nbrown@dccouncil.gov or by
phone at (771) 333-9734.
Sincerely,
Zachary Parker
Ward 5 Councilmember
Chair, Committee on Youth Affairs
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Councilmember Zachary Parker 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To symbolically designate the 2900 block of Mills Avenue , N.E., in Ward 5, as Alfred Dudley, 15
Sr. Way. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may 18
be cited as the “Alfred Dudley, Sr. Way Designation Act of 2025”. 19
Sec. 2. Pursuant to sections 401, 403a, and 423 of the Street and Alley Closing and 20
Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official 21
Code §§ 9-204.01, 9-204.03a, and 9-204.23), the Council symbolically designates the 2900 22
block of Mills Avenue , N.E., in Ward 5, as “Alfred Dudley, Sr. Way”. 23
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 24
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 25
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 26
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 27
Sec. 4. Effective date. 28
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 29
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 30
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 31
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24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 32
Columbia Register. 33