| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3648 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 993 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Cannon of the 58 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Bennett of the 94 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Davis |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 87 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Commending Kimberly Seals Allers and recognizing April 11, 2025, as Irth Day; and for |
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| 16 | 16 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, five-time author,3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | international speaker, strategist, and nationally recognized advocate for maternal and infant4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | health equity; and5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, she has served as a senior editor at ESSENCE and as a writer at FORTUNE6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | magazine, lending her voice and talents to prominent platforms while addressing the racial7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and socio-cultural complexities of birth, breast-feeding, and motherhood; and8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Kimberly Seals Allers further serves as the founder of Irth, a digital platform9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | designed as a "Yelp-like" app and aimed at addressing bias and racism in maternity and10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | infant care; and11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, she is also the creator of Birthright, a podcast that centers joyful and healing12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Black birth stories to reclaim the narrative of Black maternal experiences and offer a13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | counterbalance to the often-negative statistics reported in mainstream media; and14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. R. 993 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, through her work with Irth and Birthright, Kimberly Seals Allers continues to |
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| 33 | 33 | | pioneer innovative tools and storytelling initiatives that uplift communities and promote16 |
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| 34 | 34 | | respectful, equitable maternity and infant care; and17 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable individual be18 |
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| 36 | 36 | | appropriately honored during this special time.19 |
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| 37 | 37 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that20 |
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| 38 | 38 | | the members of this body commend Kimberly Seals Allers for her groundbreaking21 |
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| 39 | 39 | | contributions to maternal and infant health equity, recognize April 11, 2025, as Irth Day, and22 |
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| 40 | 40 | | extend best wishes for continued success.23 |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized24 |
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| 42 | 42 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to25 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Kimberly Seals Allers.26 |
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| 44 | 44 | | H. R. 993 |
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