LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Something
Positive, Inc.

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to call attention to
organizations that devote their time and energies to the cultural
enrichment of the Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 30th Anniversary of Something Positive, Inc. on Saturday, June
4, 2011, in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, This fine event will feature "Ancestral Chant" which cele-
brates the lives and artistic legacies of three iconic stalwarts of
African American and Caribbean Culture, including: Rapso music pioneer,
dancer and founder of Something Positive, Cheryl Byron; the Grandmother
of African American dance Pearl Primus; and Jazz legend Nina Simone; and
WHEREAS, Something Positive, Inc. is an African Caribbean performance
arts organization dedicated to the art and culture of the African Dias-
pora; utilizing a unique blend of poetry, storytelling, theater, music
and dance, it specializes in multi-media performing art presentation;
and
WHEREAS, In addition to participating with other community and inter-
national organizations in exhibitions, conferences, tours, conventions
and various educational programs, Something Positive, Inc. works in
collaboration with several organizations including Caribbean Cultural
Center, American Museum of Natural History, Henry Street Settlement
Theater and the West Indian American Day Carnival Association; and
WHEREAS, It is most fitting that we take time to celebrate the arts of
our Nation, to honor our artists, and to express our appreciation to
everyone who patronizes the arts; and as we celebrate the arts, we cele-
brate and give thanks to our American freedom, the only atmosphere in
which artists can truly create and in which art is truly the expression
of the soul; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Something Positive, Inc.; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Something Positive, Inc.