,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,cony]s submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life1           
accompli%m5ts1 & legacy ( ,*okwe        
,lumumba4  ,:]eas ,*okwe ,lumumba 0 born
 on ,augu/ #b1 #aidg1 z ,edw9           
,taliaf]ro1 to ,luci5 & ,priscilla      
,taliaf]ro 9 ,detroit1 ,mi*igan2 ,:]eas 
,*okwe ,lumumba 0 a /aun* advocate =    
,african-,am]ican self-det]m9ation &    
equality "u ! law 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas ?r\gh\t 8 life1 ,*okwe ,lumumba  
work$ to def5d ! rights (               
,african-,am]ican activi/s &            
communities1 & oppos$ human rights      
violations ?r\gh\t ! _w2 ,:]eas gr[+ up 
z a "y man1 ,*okwe ,lumumba exp]i5c$    
racism fir/ h&1 f :ite only re/aurants t
 w\ld n s]ve 8 family to h\s+ & job     
discrim9ation 9 8 community1 & became a 
political activi/ engag+ 9 prote/       

activities & rais+ money = ! ,/ud5t     
,national ,coord9at+ ,committee         
7,,sncc72 ,:]eas because ( ! racism he  
exp]i5c$ z a "y man1 ,*okwe ,lumumba    
develop$ a level ( social consci\sness t
 grew z he int]naliz$ ! raci/ acts ( !  
,civil ,rights ,era1 su* z ! kill+ (    
,emmitt ,till1 ! #af? ,/reet ,bapti/    
,*ur* bomb+1 & ! assass9ations (        
,malcolm ,x & ,m$g> ,ev]s2 ,:]eas l _m  
o!r "y ,black activi/s dur+ ! ,civil    
,rights ,era1 ,*okwe ,lumumba took on a 
deep radical activism foll[+ !          
assass9ation ( ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1    
,jr41 becom+ a lead+ figure ( ! ,new    
,afrika ,republic movem5t & adopt+ !    
names ( an ,african tribe & ! sla9      
,congolese revolution>y ,patrice        
,lumumba2 ,:]eas 9 #aifi1 ,*okwe        
,lumumba graduat$ f ,kalamazoo ,college1
 :]e he =m$ ! ,black ,unit$ ,front /ud5t
 movem5t :i* advocat$ = ! e/abli%m5t (  
,african-,am]ican /udies dep>tm5ts at   
univ]sities ?r\gh\t ! ,midwe/2 ,:]eas 9 
#aige1 ,*okwe ,lumumba graduat$ fir/ 9 8

 class f ,wayne ,/ate ,univ]sity ,law   
,s*ool1 :]e he advocat$ = fair grad+    
proc$ures & support programs =          
,african-,am]ican /ud5ts2 ,:]eas ^u     
graduat+ law s*ool1 ,*okwe ,lumumba     
became an advocate = ! protection (     
,black communities 9 ,detroit1 aga9/    
attacks by local police1 & e/abli%$ !   
,malcolm ,x ,c5t] to tra9 "y ,black     
activi/s & tea* ! dismantl+ ( racism &  
inspirations ( ,black pride2 ,:]eas z an
 attorney ,*okwe ,lumumba def5d$        
individuals & gr\ps ^: human rights 7   
violat$1 & took on a ho/ ( high-pr(ile &
 controv]sial cases1 includ+ t ( ,black 
activi/s ,hayw>d ,br[n & ,fulani ,sunni 
,ali1 rapp] ,tupac ,%akur1 & =m] ,black 
,pan!r ,p>ty memb]s ,g]onimo ,pratt &   
,assata ,%akur2 ,:]eas 9 #aihe1 ,*okwe  
,lumumba became active 9 ! movem5t aga9/
 ap>!id 9 ,s\? ,africa1 tra9+ & motivat+
 ,african-,am]ican y\? to become active 
9 ! fight aga9/ global racial inju/ice2 
,:]eas 9 #aihg1 ,*okwe ,lumumba co-f\nd$
 ! ,national ,coalition ( ,blacks =     

,rep>ations 9 ,am]ica 7,n',,cobra7 & 0 a
 key p>tn] 9 ! national ef=t to fo/] a  
dialogue on ! cont9u+ impact ( !        
transatlantic slave trade2 ,:]eas 9     
light ( ! political opportunities =     
,african-,am]icans 9 ! s\? creat$ by !  
,civil ,rights movem5t1 ,*okwe ,lumumba 
trans=m$ 8 radical activism & adopt$ m  
inclusive tactics to e/abli% political  
p[]1 becom+ elect$ to ! ,jackson1       
,mississippi ,city ,c\ncil 9 #bjji &    
,jackson1 ,mississippi ,(fice ( ! ,mayor
 9 #bjac2 ,:]eas ,*okwe ,lumumba z ,city
 ,c\ncilman & ,mayor nev] r5\nc$ 8 goal 
= ,african-,am]ican self-det]m9ation &  
equality1 b in/ead work$ )9 ! gov]nm5t  
/ructure to organize new social &       
economic networks t creat$ unprec$5t$   
coalitions across racial & political    
l9es2 & ,:]eas ,*okwe ,lumumba leaves a 
legacy t w guide & inspire g5]ations to 
come3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors ! life1  
accompli%m5ts1 & legacy ( ! d$icat$     
political activi/1 community lead]1 &   

man ( ! p ,*okwe ,lumumba2 &  7#b7      
ext5ds its he>tfelt sympa?ies &         
condol5ces to ! memb]s ( ! family ( !   
late ,*okwe ,lumumba4