,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1      
#bjai,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york 7for    
herself and ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,commending ,alice ,allison ,dunnigan   
for her barrier-breaking career in      
journalism4  ,whereas ,alice ,allison   
,dunnigan was born on ,april #bg1 #aijf1
 in ,russellville1 ,kentucky1 where she 
overcame poverty1 segregation1 and      
sexism in order to break barriers for   
,african-,american women throughout the 
country2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,dunnigan served 
as ,washington ,bureau ,chief of the    
,associated ,negro ,press from #aidg to 
#aifa1 publishing stories in over #aaj  
,african-,american newspapers throughout
 the country1 informing people of the   
ways in which government decisions      
impacted their lives and forcing        
decisionmakers to address key issues    

impacting minority communities2 ,whereas
 ,ms4 ,dunnigan became the first        
,african-,american woman accredited to  
cover the ,white ,house1 ,congress1     
,department of ,state1 and ,supreme     
,court as a result of her proven        
journalism skills and hard-hitting      
reporting style2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,dunnigan
 was one of only three ,african         
,americans and one of two women in the  
press corps that fully covered          
,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman's #aidh   
,presidential campaign2 ,whereas ,ms4   
,dunnigan's commitment to truth1        
honesty1 and equality served as the     
basis for her employment as an education
 consultant to the ,president's         
,committee on ,equal ,employment        
,opportunity under the ,kennedy         
administration1 where she fought to     
ensure that all ,americans had equal    
employment rights regardless of age1    
race1 or sex2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,dunnigan   
was a member of ,sigma ,gamma ,rho      
,sorority1 ,incorporated2 and ,whereas  

,ms4 ,dunnigan demonstrated an          
extraordinary commitment to journalism1 
the truth1 and equality for all         
,americans3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives commends
 ,alice ,allison ,dunnigan for her      
barrier-breaking career in journalism4