119-hres-1000119th Congress

Commemorating the Akron Urban League's centennial.

Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

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Summary

Celebrates the Akron Urban League's 100 years of community empowerment and economic opportunity and would honor its century of service to Black residents in Akron and Summit County. The resolution highlights the group's origins in 1918, the YMCA hiring George W. Thompson in 1919, a $10,000 Firestone pledge and the founding of the Association for Colored Community Work in 1925, the 1950 community center at 250 East Market Street with a gym and pool, a 2000s move to Vernon Odom Boulevard, and its ongoing programs in education, job training, economic development, health, anti-violence work, and mentoring.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

OH • D

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