Bill Text: IL HR0405 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the General Assembly to create an African American Cultural Center in the Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-09-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR0405 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0405-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Bronzeville is a center of African-American life | ||||||
| 3 | and culture in Chicago and is historically known as the city's | ||||||
| 4 | "Black Metropolis"; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bronzeville is home to a diverse business | ||||||
| 6 | community, historic landmarks, and lively events, including | ||||||
| 7 | the annual Bud Billiken Parade that draws more than one | ||||||
| 8 | million spectators each August; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bronzeville is known for its rich history and | ||||||
| 10 | flourishing modern-day renaissance; its cultural contributions | ||||||
| 11 | are vast, and it brought the world Pulitzer Prize-winner | ||||||
| 12 | Gwendolyn Brooks, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, | ||||||
| 13 | legendary musician Louis Armstrong, founder and publisher of | ||||||
| 14 | what was the country's most prominent African-American | ||||||
| 15 | newspaper, the Chicago Defender, and the creator of the Bud | ||||||
| 16 | Billiken Parade Robert Abbott, and more; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bronzeville's remaining historic remnants attract | ||||||
| 18 | many to the area; notable surviving structures are the old | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago Defender Building, the Overton Hygienic Building, the | ||||||
| 20 | Supreme Life Building, and the Eighth Regiment Armory; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, An African-American Cultural Center is a | ||||||
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| 1 | gathering place for the safe, creative, and critical | ||||||
| 2 | exploration and celebration of black life, culture, and | ||||||
| 3 | history; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we urge the General Assembly to create an African American | ||||||
| 7 | Cultural Center in the Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago.
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