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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing June 2025 as "Caribbean 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Heritage Month" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, from a region that conjures images of a scenic 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | paradise, Caribbean Americans are as vibrant as the islands from 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | which they come, possessing a wealth of talent and history that 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | reverberates throughout this great state and nation, and 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, as educators, authors, community leaders, 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | activists, athletes, artists, musician s, and politicians, 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Caribbean Americans have made their mark in every facet of our 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | society and have contributed to the betterment and diversity of 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | our state and nation, and 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, counted among many famous sons and daughters of 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Caribbean are civil r ights activist W.E.B. Du Bois; United 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; United 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | States Secretary of State Colin Powell; United States 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; Oscar -nominated actress Cicely 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Tyson; Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier who was born in Miami; 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | author, poet, and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson; 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | musician, actor, and social activist Harry Belafonte; Haitian 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Revolution General Henri Christophe; actor and author Louise 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Bennett-Coverley; writer and nationalist leader José Martí; 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | professor of literature Mayra Santos -Febres; and numerous others 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | who have displayed great strength and resiliency while serving 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | as pioneers among the people of the Caribbean, and 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | WHEREAS, not only has the United States thrived as a 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | country of immigrants, but Florida has flourished from the many 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Caribbean immigrants and their descendants who have called this 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | state home, united by common values and the promise of a better 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | tomorrow, NOW, THEREFORE, 31 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representative s of the State of 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Florida: 34 |
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| 57 | 57 | | That June 2025 is recognized as "Caribbean Heritage Month" 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | in Florida and all communities and individuals throughout the 37 |
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| 59 | 59 | | state can celebrate their cultural and historical bonds. 38 |
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