Senate Resolution No. 112

BY: Senator PARKER

RECOGNIZING July 13, 2021, as "Black Lives Matter"
Day

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
those significant movements which devote their purposeful energies to
improving the quality and dignity of life of those they stand for and to
preserving their heritage; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
recognize July 13, 2021, as "Black Lives Matter" Day; and

WHEREAS, In 2013, three radical Black organizers, Alicia Garza,
Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, created a Black-centered political
will and movement building project called BlackLivesMatter; it was in
response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer, George
Zimmerman; and

WHEREAS, Most recently, the murder of 46 year-old George Floyd in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020, reignited today's crusade;
other Black victims who were tragically killed by police officers in
2020 include: Ahmaud Arbery, 25, Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23rd,
and Breonna Taylor, 26, Louisville, Kentucky, on March 13th; and

WHEREAS, "Black Lives Matter" Day is an important recognition of the
systematic oppression of African-Americans in history; and

WHEREAS, The principle objective of the BlackLivesMatter movement is
to dismantle all systematic injustices against African-Americans; and

WHEREAS, Remaining true to its mission, the BlackLivesMatter
movement is steadfast in its fight for freedom, liberation and justice
for African-Americans; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
struggle of African-Americans to achieve racial equality dating back to
the civil rights movement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize July 13, 2021, as "Black Lives Matter" Day.