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KY SR70
Resolution
AI Summary
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Honors Kentucky's 22nd annual Black History Celebration during February 2026, organized by the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus, recognizing Black history as American history
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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
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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
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Recognizes contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history while acknowledging the historical injustices of enslavement, segregation, and denial of citizenship rights
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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