82R11066 MGR-D
By: Allen H.R. No. 587
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Tammie Lang Campbell of Houston has been nurturing
hope in young people for two decades through her writing,
leadership, and civic and community activism; and
WHEREAS, The executive director of the Honey Brown Hope
Foundation, Tammie Campbell established that nonprofit
organization in 1991 in an effort to convey a message of healthy
self-worth and affirmation to girls and boys; she is the author of
the Honey Brown series of books, which focus on career development,
social responsibility, and positive self-image; and
WHEREAS, A force for change in her community, Ms. Campbell
wrote, produced, and directed an educational teleplay about the
importance of voting, which was aired in the Houston Independent
School District, and created two annual calendar series to promote
environmental stewardship; she is also responsible for an
after-school writing initiative that publishes and distributes
student work to YMCA program participants, and she contributed to
the production of murals celebrating the rich history and diversity
of Harris and Fort Bend Counties; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Campbell added her voice to the Harvard
University Civil Rights Project: School to Prison Pipeline
roundtable discussion in 2005 and helped to bring a traveling
exhibit on African American sacred music to Texas; moreover, she
hosted and sponsored the Houston PBS documentary premiere of Prince
Among Slaves during Black History Month 2008; she has been
recognized for her work by former Houston mayor Bill White, and she
is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Aetna Medicare
Magic Touch and Kraft Foods/NAACP National Community Service
awards; and
WHEREAS, This industrious woman holds a degree in business
administration from Alcorn State University; she shares her
expertise as a motivational speaker and consultant, and she was the
first woman to be elected president of the Missouri City and
Vicinity Branch of the NAACP; and
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Campbell enjoys the
love and support of her husband, Dennis Campbell, Sr., and the
couple are the proud parents of a daughter and a son, Shar-day and
Dennis; and
WHEREAS, Tammie Campbell has distinguished herself through
her longstanding commitment to ensuring a bright future for the
next generation of Texans, and her efforts have had a positive
influence on many throughout the Houston area; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Tammie Lang Campbell for her many
contributions and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Campbell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.