,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,honor+ ,jacoby ,dick5s1 !
 successful1 community-ori5t$           
,african-,am]ican f9anci] & philan?ropi/
 9 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois4  ,:]eas ,jacoby   
,dick5s has become a prom95t            
repres5tation ( ! ,am]ican ,dream ?r\gh 
8 rem>kable gr[? f humble beg9n+s 9     
,florida to r5[n$ f9anci] ( ,seaway     
,bank  ,tru/ ,co42 ,:]eas ,dick5s has   
di/+ui%$ himself z mu* = 8 philan?ropic 
ef=ts z = 8 entrepr5eurial successes1   
con/antly inve/+ into !                 
,african-,am]ican community2 ,:]eas     
,jacoby ,d4 ,dick5s 0 born 9 ,panama    
,city1 ,florida1 on ,june #ai1 #aica1 "o
 ( six *ildr51 9 a l[-income h\sehold & 
w5t on to complete 8 high s*ool         
education at ,w5dell ,phillips ,high    
,s*ool 9 ! ,s\? ,side ( ,*icago2 ,:]eas 

,mr4 ,dick5s began sav+ money :ile work+
 z a build+ eng9e] & us$ 8 sav+s to     
inve/ 9 real e/ate2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,dick5s 
us$ ! returns ( 8 successful inve/m5ts 9
 real e/ate to inve/ 9 multiple b[l+    
alleys across ,*icago1 & ga9$ exposure z
 a f9ancial up-&-com]2 ,:]eas ,mr4      
,dick5s became *airman ( ,seaway ,bank  
,co4 9 #aihc1 j #d ye>s aft] jo9+ _!    
bo>d2 ,:]eas ,seaway 0 "o ( v few banks 
will+ to provide loans 9 t\gh           
neighborhoods 9 ! ,s\? ,side ( ,*icago1 
prim>ily due to ! ,mr4 ,dick5s' model ( 
success2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,dick5s built a    
#ejj1jjj1jjj organization :ile focus+ on
 d$icat+ 8 s]vices to ,african-,am]icans
 9 l[] income communities1 at a "t :5 _m
 7 unwill+ to take su* risks2 ,:]eas    
c\ntless bus9esses1 families1 &         
communities at l>ge 7 impact$ by ,mr4   
,dick5s' tru/ 9 p2 ,:]eas ,mr4 ,dick5s  
believ$ t p are equal & des]ve !        
opportunity to bett] !mselves2 & ,:]eas 
,seaway  ,co4 0 orig9ally only "o ( few 
banks 9 ,*icago own$ by                 

,african-,am]icans1 b is n[ "o ( ! l>ge/
 & mo/ successful banks 9 ! city3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors ,jacoby  
,dick5s1 ! successful1 community-ori5t$ 
,african-,am]ican f9anci] & philan?ropi/
 9 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 = 8 d$ication to  
increas+ equity among/ l[] income       
,african-,am]icans2  7#b7 jo9s ,jacoby  
,dick5s & o!r philan?ropic entrepr5eurs 
9 promot+ equal access to f9ancial      
bett]m5t = und]privileg$ communities2 & 
7#c7 believes t ! fruit ( ?\ghtful risk 
tak+ is ! backbone ( success 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ea*           
individual's pursuit ( life1 lib]ty1 &  
happ9ess4