H.R. No. 1006
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP is
hosting its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet on April 2, 2011,
and this event provides an ideal opportunity to honor this
noteworthy organization; and
WHEREAS, In 1935, Juanita Jackson, a youth delegate to the
NAACP convention in St. Louis, delivered a stirring address calling
for the creation of a department for young people; she was asked to
join the association's staff and guided the formation of its Youth
and College Division, a national program supporting the NAACP's
fight for equality and justice; members of the division went on to
play important roles in the civil rights movement, and many became
leaders in the organization, their communities, and the nation; and
WHEREAS, The NAACP today has one of the largest organized
groups of young people of any secular organization in the country;
in high school and college chapters and in youth councils, more than
30,000 members work to advance social justice by addressing issues
at the local and national levels, including education, economic
opportunity, health, juvenile justice, and voter empowerment;
youth council members develop an awareness of problems affecting
African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities, learn how
to advance harmonious cooperation among peoples, and participate in
leadership and activism training; in recent years, the San Antonio
Youth Council has benefited the community through such projects as
collecting food bank contributions and gathering and donating books
to students in the "Reading is Power" campaign; and
WHEREAS, In order to meet the challenges that lie ahead, the
Lone Star State will need new leaders who are dedicated to building
a bright future for all its citizens, and through their commitment
to the goals of the NAACP, the members of the San Antonio Youth
Council have demonstrated an admirable willingness to step forward
and take on important civic responsibilities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commend the San Antonio Youth Council of the
NAACP on its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet and extend to
its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their many
worthy endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
McClendon
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1006 was adopted by the House on April
7, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House