City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0149R

• File #: 09-0149R
• Version: 0
• Name: Honoring Baltimore City’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Celebration of 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/14/2009
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/14/2009
• Title: Honoring Baltimore City’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Celebration of 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week FOR the purpose of joining the President, the United States Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education in acknowledging the significant contributions that Historically Black Colleges and Universities have made to the nation and expressing appreciation and pride in the contributions that Baltimore City’s Coppin State University and Morgan State University have made to our children, our City, our State, and our nation.
• Sponsors: Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Edward Reisinger, Rochelle Spector, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
9/14/2009	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
9/14/2009	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Honoring Baltimore City’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Celebration of 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week

FOR the purpose of joining the President, the United States Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education in acknowledging the significant contributions that Historically Black Colleges and Universities have made to the nation and expressing appreciation and pride in the contributions that Baltimore City’s Coppin State University and Morgan State University have made to our children, our City, our State, and our nation.
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Recitals

In proclaiming August 30th - September 5, 2009 as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, the President of the United States issued a statement that reads, in part: “For generations, education has opened doors to untold opportunities and bright futures. Through quality instruction and a personal commitment to hard work, young people in every part of our Nation have gone on to achieve success. Established by men and women of great vision, leadership, and clarity of purpose, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have provided generations of Americans with opportunity, a solid education, and hope.”

“For more than 140 years, HBCUs have released the power of knowledge to countless Americans. Pivota...