HR 1532 Summary

• Recognizes the Sixth Annual Bill Johnson Black Film Festival, sponsored by African American Achievers Youth Corps, Inc. and hosted by actor William L. Johnson, a Gary native and Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts graduate

• Features 27 films by directors and producers including "Love Isn't Enough," "Make America Great?," "Rise Up," and other independent films addressing social themes

• Acknowledges William Johnson's involvement in over 20 film projects and his goal to reinvest earnings into supporting urban communities and breaking cycles of poverty through self-reliance and opportunity

• Includes a youth festival component featuring short films produced by high school and college students, designed to bring northwest Indiana communities together for discussions about film messages

• Directs the Indiana House of Representatives Principal Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the African American Achievers Youth Corps, Inc. and William L. Johnson