PRINTER'S NO. 1239
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
216
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, J. HARRIS, McCLINTON, BULLOCK, CEPHAS,
DAWKINS, READSHAW, RABB, DONATUCCI, MACKENZIE, DRISCOLL,
MURT, HENNESSEY, MILLARD, DAVIS, ROEBUCK, STAATS AND BOYLE,
APRIL 4, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Urban League of
Philadelphia.
WHEREAS, Since 1917, the Urban League of Philadelphia has
worked on behalf of African Americans to end racial
discrimination in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Urban League movement is to
enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance,
parity, power and civil rights; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Urban League of Philadelphia is
defined by advocacy and policy, business and talent diversity
and community and economic development; and
WHEREAS, The Urban League of Philadelphia is an affiliate of
the National Urban League, the nation's oldest and largest
community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans
to enter the economic and social mainstream; and
WHEREAS, The Urban League of Philadelphia has a dynamic board
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