,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #abh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjai,mr4 ,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ,labor1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committees on ! ,judici>y1 & ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,black ,hi/ory 
,mon? & ! contributions ( ,h>lem to     
,am]ican hi/ory & culture4  ,:]eas !    
celebration ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? e    
,febru>y is an integral way to recognize
 & appreciate ! multitude ( progress t  
has be5 made 9 ! ,african-,am]ican      
community2 ,:]eas dur+ ,black ,hi/ory   
,mon?1 we reflect ^u ! works & tea*+s ( 
hi/oric figures su* z ,h>riet ,tubman1  
,ella ,fitzg]ald1 ,james ,br[n1 ,james  
,baldw91 ,madam ,c4,j4 ,walk]1 ,malcolm 
,x1 ,maya ,angel\1 & ,lang/on ,hughes1  
to ! mod]n day contributions ( civil    

rights lead]s & icons ( ! #ba/ c5tury   
includ+ ! e/eem$ =m] ,presid5t ,b>ack   
,obama1 ,rev]5d ,al ,%>pton1 ,h5ry ,l\is
 ,gates1 ,jr41 ,ava ,du,vernay1 ,oprah  
,w9frey1 & _m o!rs2 ,:]eas ,black       
,hi/ory ,mon? is celebrat$ 9 communities
 ar\nd ! ,nation & especially ?r\gh\t   
,new ,york's #ac? ,congressional        
,di/rict ) its ri* culture ( inclusion &
 div]se h]itage1 & p>ticul>ly 9 ,h>lem  
neighborhood1 :i* is recogniz$ ar\nd !  
,nation & ! _w = its hi/oric l&m>ks &   
legacy ( social revolution & arti/ic    
expression ( ! ,african-,am]ican        
community2 ,:]eas ,h>lem1 specifically1 
has made imm5se contributions to        
,am]ica's culture & hi/orical f\ndations
 due to individuals su* z ,lang/on      
,hughes1 ,w4,e4,b4 ,du ,bois1 ,duke     
,ell+ton1 ,rom>e ,be>d51 ,zora ,neale   
,hur/on1 & _m m key figures2 & ,:]eas   
,black ,hi/ory ,mon? gives u a plat=m to
 recognize ! num]\s p>ts ( our c\ntry t 
w\ld n be pres5t today )\t !            
contributions ( ! ,african-,am]ican p 9 

! areas ( music1 arts & ent]ta9m5t1     
education & te*nology1 bus9ess & policy1
 & our ,nation's ,arm$ ,=ces3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes      
,black ,hi/ory ,mon? & ! contributions (
 ,h>lem to ,am]ican hi/ory & culture2 & 
7#b7 recognizes ! fact t !re is mu* m   
improvem5t t is yet to be made1 & our   
ef=ts mu/ cont9ue to ensure equal       
repres5tation & div]sity )9 our         
,nation's work=ce1 to address !         
significant racial disp>ities )9 !      
crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 to tackle ! abs5ce
 ( equitable res\rces = heal? c>e &     
treatm5t1 & to create educational       
opportunities t lead to a*ievem5t =     
m9ority y\?1 & :ile we h made           
significant progress z a ,nation1 mu* "w
 rema9s 9 our ef=ts to ensure full      
repres5tation1 equality1 & fairness =   
all individuals reg>dless ( race4