Bill Text: GA SR248 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Black and Ethnic Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television, and Arts Awards; recognize
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR248 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR248-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 248
By:
Senators James of the 35th and Davenport of the 44th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Black and Ethnic Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television,
and Arts Awards; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Black and Ethnic Entertainment, Fashion, Television, and Arts (BEFFTA)
Awards is a prestigious red carpet, black-tie international event and distinctly
special awards ceremony; and
WHEREAS,
the BEFFTA Awards honors the best entertainment and showbiz personalities in the
black and ethnic minority communities of the United Kingdom, the United States,
and globally; and
WHEREAS,
launched in London two years ago, the BEFFTA Awards debut in Atlanta on February
23, 2011, at the World Congress Center in commemoration of the United States'
observation of Black History Month; and
WHEREAS,
the star studded event recognizes Atlanta's home grown talents as well as
international talents; and
WHEREAS,
Atlanta's own Tyler Perry has received three nominations for Best Film Actor,
Best Film Producer, and Best Film Director, while his film
For Colored Girls
Only is nominated as Best Film and three
actors from Mr. Perry's television sitcoms are nominated for Best TV Actor and
Actress; and
WHEREAS,
Dwight Eubanks of the
Real Housewives of
Atlanta television show has been nominated
for Best Celebrity Stylist, Best Hairdresser, and Best Makeup Artist;
and
WHEREAS,
Atlanta's popular video director Gabriel Hart has been nominated for Best Video
Director; and
WHEREAS, the event will feature Positive Runway: Global Catwalk to Stop the Spread, a voluntary global HIV/AIDS response campaign that tours the world working with beauty queens, models, fashion designers, and celebrities from film, music, television, sport, and other arts as effective advocates for the young generation in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, the event will feature Positive Runway: Global Catwalk to Stop the Spread, a voluntary global HIV/AIDS response campaign that tours the world working with beauty queens, models, fashion designers, and celebrities from film, music, television, sport, and other arts as effective advocates for the young generation in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS,
the members of this body and the people of Georgia welcome the BEFFTA Awards to
their fine Southern state and the City of Atlanta.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the Black and Ethnic Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television, and Arts Awards
and welcome its participants to the City of Atlanta.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Black and Ethnic
Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television, and Arts Awards.
