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GA SR705
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michael Rhett
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate commends and congratulates James C. Birdsong, Jr., for his contributions to gospel music and the national release of his autobiography, The Best Is Yet to Come: A Testimony of One Young Man's Redemption, along with his 2018 national book tour
- Birdsong overcame a developmental disability as a special education student to pursue a career as a gospel singer, songwriter, and pastor, graduating with honors from Fairfield High School in California and earning a B.A. in Biblical Education from Beulah Heights University in Atlanta
- Native of Richmond, California, now residing in Austell, Georgia, Birdsong is working to relaunch Gospel Outreach Tabernacle Church in Marietta, Georgia, where he will serve as founder and senior pastor
- Recognized for community leadership and youth mentorship, Birdsong has been added to the Wall of Tolerance by the Southern Poverty Law Center and is a member of the Cobb County NAACP, the Gospel Music Workshop of America, the Gospel Music Association, and the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Academy
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to James C. Birdsong, Jr.
Legislative Description
Birdsong, Jr., James C.; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/6/2018
Full Bill Text
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