Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 217
5	5	By Walley
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8	8	SJR0217
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend the ALStar Youth
13	13	Leadership Conference on its fifth anniversary.
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15	15	WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing
16	16	those estimable events that are devoted to improving the lives of young people in this State; and
17	17	WHEREAS, one such event is the ALStar Youth Leadership Conference, the first
18	18	conference of its kind, which fosters African-American youth leadership in West Tennessee,
19	19	bringing together students from public schools in seventeen counties throughout the region; and
20	20	WHEREAS, in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Beene of Chester
21	21	County, Terrence Lurry of Fayette County, Chris Kee of Fayette County, Brandon Jones of
22	22	Hardeman County, Sam Williams of Fayette County, and Emmanual Casem of Fayette County
23	23	came up with the concept for the ALStar Youth Leadership Conference, with guidance provided
24	24	by Damio Yancy and Craig Clay; and
25	25	WHEREAS, the conference was also the result of a partnership between these men, the
26	26	University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM), and the WestStar Leadership team; UTM has
27	27	facilitated the conference for the last five years in multiple counties and virtually and has
28	28	handled the design of the event, recruitment, and the agenda students participate in throughout
29	29	the day; and
30	30	WHEREAS, held in January of each year, the ALStar Youth Leadership Conference
31	31	guides young people in the areas of professional development, financial literacy, leadership
32	32	techniques, and team building, encouraging them to take leadership roles in their respective
33	33	counties; and
34	34	WHEREAS, since its inception, the ALStar Youth Leadership Conference has served
35	35	hundreds of students, many of whom have gone on to become leaders at their schools and in
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40	40	their communities and to attend over twenty-five different colleges and universities throughout
41	41	the state, earning over $1 million in scholarships; and
42	42	WHEREAS, thanks to the efforts of a group of intrepid young founders, the University of
43	43	Tennessee at Martin, the WestStar Leadership team, and the public schools in the area, more
44	44	African-American high school students will become leaders to guide the next generation; now,
45	45	therefore,
46	46	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
47	47	GENERAL ASSEMBL Y OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
48	48	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we recognize and commend the ALStar Youth
49	49	Leadership Conference for its service to the youth of West Tennessee, extending our deepest
50	50	gratitude for the conference's important work and our best wishes for its continued success.
51	51	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
52	52	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
53	53	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
54	54	without House or Senate designation.