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NY J01468
Resolution
Status
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
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Honors Cassandra Harris Lockwood for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Community Service and Outreach from the Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards on February 25, 2026
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Recognizes her barrier-breaking achievements as the first female construction worker in New York State and the first woman licensed to drive a Hansom cab in New York City
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Acknowledges her Broadway career including work on Tony Award-winning "Raisin," "Bubbling Brown Sugar," and "The Wiz," as well as off-Broadway performances
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Credits her founding of For The Good, Inc. in 2002, a nonprofit for arts and community development, and "Utica Phoenix," the city's first Black newspaper which continues as an independent online news source
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Commends over five decades of leadership in arts, journalism, activism, and community development in New York State
Legislative Description
Honoring the Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards for its commitment to recognizing excellence, service, and cultural leadership, and bestowing the Lifetime Achievement Award to Cassandra Harris Lockwood
Last Action
ADOPTED
1/28/2026