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NY J03321
Resolution
Status
12/28/2020
Primary Sponsor
Neil Breslin
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AI Summary
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The New York State Senate honors Ken Screven for receiving the 2020 Hero Award from the Albany Damien Center on September 17, 2020, and recognizes his 70th birthday
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Ken Screven is a retired CBS6 News Capital Bureau Chief and the first African American male on local TV news, with a 38-year broadcasting career
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Screven is being recognized for his never-ending commitment to educating and advocating for all people, including through his Albany Times Union blog and social media following in retirement
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Screven previously received the 2009 Citizen Action Jim Perry Progressive Leadership Award and the 2018 Community Advocate Award by In Our Own Voices, Inc.
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The Albany Damien Center, founded in 1988 and incorporated in 1990, is one of the first AIDS drop-in centers in the nation, established as a Ministry of the Capital District Episcopal Churches
Legislative Description
Honoring Ken Screven upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2020 Hero Award by the Albany Damien Center on September 17, 2020
Last Action
ADOPTED
12/28/2020