| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 4 | 4 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the lifetime |
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| 6 | 6 | | achievements of Indianapolis journalist Barbara Boyd. |
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| 7 | 7 | | FORD J.D., WALKER K, |
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| 8 | 8 | | TAYLOR, BREAUX, CRIDER, |
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| 9 | 9 | | HUNLEY, QADDOURA |
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| 10 | 10 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2023 DC 1913/DI TB Introduced |
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| 12 | 12 | | First Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
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| 13 | 13 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 14 | 14 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the lifetime |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2 achievements of Indianapolis journalist Barbara Boyd. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 3 Whereas, Born on April 27, 1929, Barbara Boyd has lived |
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| 18 | 18 | | 4 an inspirational life as a trailblazing journalist and continues |
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| 19 | 19 | | 5 to lead active efforts to promote opportunities for Indiana's |
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| 20 | 20 | | 6 students of color; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 7 Whereas, In 1969, Barbara Boyd joined WFBM, now |
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| 22 | 22 | | 8 known as WRTV, in Indianapolis and became the first |
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| 23 | 23 | | 9 African-American female to report and anchor television news |
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| 24 | 24 | | 10 in the state of Indiana; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 11 Whereas, Barbara Boyd remained at WRTV until 1994, |
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| 26 | 26 | | 12 serving as the station's consumer reporter and anchor for 25 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 13 years, becoming the definitive consumer reporter in the Circle |
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| 28 | 28 | | 14 City and a household name throughout the state; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 15 Whereas, In 1973, Barbara Boyd, addressing a television |
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| 30 | 30 | | 16 audience from a hospital bed following her mastectomy |
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| 31 | 31 | | 17 operation, captured the nation's attention with a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 18 groundbreaking report highlighting her struggle with breast |
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| 33 | 33 | | 19 cancer and raising awareness that educated and motivated |
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| 34 | 34 | | 20 women to seek preventative medical care; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 21 Whereas, Barbara Boyd's significant contributions extend |
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| 36 | 36 | | 22 beyond her career in journalism with her involvement in many |
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| 37 | 37 | | 23 community and civic organizations, such as the March of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 24 Dimes, a group that focuses on addressing maternal and infant |
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| 40 | 40 | | 1 healthcare, the NAACP, and the Indiana Make-A-Wish |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2 Foundation; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3 Whereas, For 50 years, Barbara Boyd has served as a |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4 volunteer and advocate for Indianapolis' United Negro College |
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| 44 | 44 | | 5 Fund (UNCF), helping Indiana understand the adversities |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6 faced by deserving students of color, creating opportunities for |
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| 46 | 46 | | 7 these young Hoosiers, and communicating the needs of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 8 historically Black colleges; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 9 Whereas, Turning 94 this year, Barbara Boyd remains |
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| 49 | 49 | | 10 active in promoting UNCF's mission of equity in education |
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| 50 | 50 | | 11 throughout Indiana and across the country, lending her tireless |
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| 51 | 51 | | 12 efforts and voice to ensure that Hoosiers of color can realize |
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| 52 | 52 | | 13 their dream of going to college and become future leaders in |
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| 53 | 53 | | 14 Indiana; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 15 Whereas, For her notable achievements and advocacy, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 16 Barbara Boyd has been recognized with four CASPER |
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| 56 | 56 | | 17 broadcasting awards from the Community Service Council of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 18 Indianapolis, was named "Woman of the Year" by the American |
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| 58 | 58 | | 19 Cancer Society, received awards from the Indianapolis Press |
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| 59 | 59 | | 20 Club, The Indiana State Medical Association, and the Cystic |
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| 60 | 60 | | 21 Fibrosis Research Foundation, was named one of Indianapolis' |
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| 61 | 61 | | 22 Top Ten Women by the Indianapolis Star for three consecutive |
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| 62 | 62 | | 23 years, was the recipient of the Martin Luther King Freedom |
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| 63 | 63 | | 24 Award, and was inducted into the Indianapolis Hall of Fame; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 25 and |
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| 65 | 65 | | 26 Whereas, Barbara Boyd revolutionized the field of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 27 journalism for women and people of color, committed her life |
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| 67 | 67 | | 28 to community service, and brought essential awareness to |
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| 68 | 68 | | 29 critical issues, creating a legacy that will forever serve as an |
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| 69 | 69 | | 30 inspiration to young Hoosiers striving to break barriers and |
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| 70 | 70 | | 31 lead lives in the service of others: Therefore, |
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| 71 | 71 | | 32 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly |
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| 72 | 72 | | 33 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives |
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| 73 | 73 | | 34 concurring: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 1 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors the |
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| 76 | 76 | | 2 lifetime achievements of Barbara Boyd and her dedicated |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3 commitment to serving Hoosiers. |
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| 78 | 78 | | 4 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 79 | 79 | | 5 to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Barbara Boyd. |
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| 80 | 80 | | 2023 DC 1913/DI TB |
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