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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Harris
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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The 21st Century Commission on African American Males in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area
FOR the purpose of re-convening the Commission on African American Males to assess the current health, welfare, social, and spiritual condition of African American males in the Baltimore metropolis, to determine the progress made in the decade since the formation of the 1995 Mayor's Commission on African American Males, to identify issues that must be addressed to guarantee the comprehensive forward movement of African American males in decades to come, to confirm the need for a permanent commission to continue to access and promote this essential population, and to establish the mission, structure, and authority of a statutory Commission on African American Males.
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The 1995 Commission on African American Males was established to develop programs designed to address the challenges facing African American men, their families, and their communities. The Report on the State of African American Males in Baltimore City and the Baltimore Metropolitan Area, 1996 was to serve as a catalyst for open discussion, honest assessment, and effective outcomes.
The report, a product of a 16-month project of the Mayor's office and 10 area colleges and universities, reported both positive and negative findings concerning the Baltimore metropolitan area black male population of 199,450 in 1995, accor...
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