NC H652

Honors the memory of Annie Brown Kennedy, first African American woman to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives, who died on January 17, 2023, at age 98.

Recognizes her groundbreaking legal career including establishing one of the first husband-wife law firms in North Carolina in 1955 and her service in the House from 1983 through 1994, where she chaired four committees and served as vice-chair of four others.

Notes her 1976 designation as the first African American woman presidential elector from North Carolina and her 1979 appointment by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. as the first African American woman in the General Assembly.

Acknowledges her numerous professional achievements and honors, including the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award in 2002 and induction into the North Carolina Bar Association's General Practice Section Hall of Fame in 1996.

Directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to Annie Brown Kennedy's family.