CO SJR007

Recognizes February 2026 as the 100th Black History Month, marking the centennial anniversary of Negro History Week established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926

Honors notable Black Coloradans including Barney Ford (civil rights advocate who influenced Colorado's statehood), Clara Brown ("Angel of the Rockies" and first Black pioneer woman), and Colorado's first Black legislators John T. Gunnell and Joseph H. Stuart

Celebrates Black political firsts in Colorado: Senator Regis Groff (first Black senator), Gloria Tanner (first Black woman senator), Terrance Carroll (first Black Speaker of the House), and Peter Groff (first Black Senate President)

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to local National Pan-Hellenic Councils, History Colorado for the Racial Equity Study, Governor Polis, Colorado's congressional delegation, and federal executive leadership