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| 2 | 2 | | By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 1053 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Curtis King of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters |
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| 9 | 9 | | in Dallas has been selected for a 2025 Honorable Mention by the Tony |
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| 10 | 10 | | Awards Excellence in Theatre Education jury; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, This national accolade recognizes K-12 educators |
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| 12 | 12 | | who have made a monumental impact in the lives of students while |
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| 13 | 13 | | upholding the highest standards of the profession; among the judges |
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| 14 | 14 | | for this category are representatives of the American Theatre Wing, |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Broadway League, and Carnegie Mellon University; Mr. King and |
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| 16 | 16 | | The Black Academy of Arts and Letters will be featured in the Tony |
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| 17 | 17 | | Awards Playbill and on the Tony Awards website; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The president of The Black Academy of Arts and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Letters, Mr. King established the school in 1977; over the years, |
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| 20 | 20 | | its youth programs have benefited countless talented young artists |
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| 21 | 21 | | from the area, including acclaimed actor Regina Taylor, as well as |
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| 22 | 22 | | singer-songwriter Erykah Badu and musician Roy Hargrove; Mr. King |
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| 23 | 23 | | previously received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the |
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| 24 | 24 | | National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, along with a host |
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| 25 | 25 | | of other honors; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Curtis King has demonstrated an enduring commitment |
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| 27 | 27 | | to the American theater and to arts education, and he may indeed |
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| 28 | 28 | | take pride in this noteworthy acknowledgment; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Curtis King on his receipt of a |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2025 Honorable Mention from the Tony Awards Excellence in Theatre |
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| 32 | 32 | | Education program and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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| 33 | 33 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for Mr. King as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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