Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham and extending condolences to her family on her death.
2006-07-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine Dunham and extending condolences to her family on her death.
2006-07-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.
2006-02-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Expressing support for a National Week of Reflection and Tolerance.
2005-04-05: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Honoring the life of Betty Shabazz.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray Robinson should be recognized for his athletic achievements and commitment to young people.
2005-10-06: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2033)
Honoring Dick Brown: New York's greatest ambassador to Washington.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans.
2005-10-07: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2052)
Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes.
2006-03-07: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should work expand membership in the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and should urge the People's Republic of China to enter into immediate negotiations to join that agreement, and for other purposes.
2005-07-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2006-11-17: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that Katherine Dunham should be recognized for her groundbreaking achievements in dance, theater, music, and education, as well as for her work as an activist striving for racial equality throughout the world.
2005-04-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Arthur Ashe, and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music.
2005-04-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.
2005-04-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States.
2005-03-17: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.