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4-Resolution
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6-RESOLUTION NO. 13 By: Jett and Coleman
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53+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55+1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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1265 A Resolution recognizing businessman, banker , and
1366 accomplished journalist Russell M. Perry ; and
1467 praising his significant contributions to the state.
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1971 WHEREAS, Russell M. Perry is a highly accomplished businessman,
2072 banker, community leader, former state official, publisher,
2173 broadcaster, and journalist; and
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2374 WHEREAS, born in 1939 during the Jim Crow era of segregation in
2475 Oklahoma City and homeless at the age of 12, Russell M. Perry
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2677 extraordinary achievement and leadership in our state; and
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2878 WHEREAS, Russell M. Perry devoted his journalistic passion to
2979 serving the African Americ an community, founding The Black
3080 Chronicle, the largest weekly newspaper in Oklahoma, in 1979 ;
3181 working to restore black commerce in Oklahoma City ; and creating
3282 opportunity and access for his community and beyond; and
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3483 WHEREAS, Russell M. Perry is the founde r and owner of the media
3584 powerhouse Perry Publishing & Broadcasting, which today is the
3685 largest independent radio group in Oklahoma, the largest African
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37137 American broadcasting company in the nation, and the network station
38138 that brought urban radio to Oklaho ma City; and
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40139 WHEREAS, Russell M. Perry is a dedicated civic leader who has
41140 served on the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, the Oklahoma
42141 Industrial Finance Authority, and the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal
43142 Authority, as well as numerous business and bank ing boards and
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49144 WHEREAS, Russell M. Perry has been recognized for his industry
50145 achievements with inductions into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of
51146 Fame, the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the
52147 American Urban Radio Network Broa dcasters Hall of Fame, and the
53148 Oklahoma Hall of Fame; and
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55149 WHEREAS, in 1999, Governor Frank Keating nominated Russell M.
56150 Perry to serve as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce, making Perry
57151 the first African American in the state ’s history to serve in this
58152 prestigious position.
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60153 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION
61154 OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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63155 THAT the Oklahoma State Senate recognizes the remarkable life of
64156 Russell M. Perry, his significant contributions to the social and
65157 economic development of Oklahoma , and his enduring legacy of service
66158 to his community and his state.
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68-Adopted by the Senate the 7th day of April, 2025.
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74-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
75-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
76-day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
77-By: _________________________________
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