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KY SR70

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Neal

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Honors Kentucky's 22nd annual Black History Celebration during February 2026, organized by the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus, recognizing Black history as American history

  • Features Dr. Roger Cleveland as keynote speaker, a Lexington-based educator with over 20 years in K-12 and higher education who was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2014 and serves as Chair of the Black Males Working Academy

  • Acknowledges Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History," who had Kentucky ties working in coal mines as a child and founded Negro History Week in 1926, which became Black History Month

  • Recognizes contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history while acknowledging the historical injustices of enslavement, segregation, and denial of citizenship rights

  • Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Gerald A. Neal

Legislative Description

A RESOLUTION honoring the 22nd Black History Celebration and recognizing that Black history is American history.

Commendations and Recognitions

Last Action

adopted by voice vote

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Floor2/2/2026
Committee on Committees1/30/2026

Full Bill Text

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