Bill Text: IL HR0630 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable contributions of all Black women in the United States. Acknowledges the continuing struggles within African American communities, especially those of Black women, and encourages Governor Pritzker to address the ongoing issues affecting those communities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-24 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II [HR0630 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0630-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Black History Month, designated each February, is | ||||||
| 3 | an important time to celebrate the remarkable contributions of | ||||||
| 4 | Black American women while addressing the obstacles that Black | ||||||
| 5 | women still face, both across the United States and in | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Observing Black History Month is a historic | ||||||
| 8 | tradition that began in 1926 to honor and celebrate the | ||||||
| 9 | aspirations and accomplishments of Black individuals; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Even with years of the positive advancements that | ||||||
| 11 | are documented during Black History Month, some Black | ||||||
| 12 | communities still suffer from unacceptable conditions, such as | ||||||
| 13 | higher rates of unemployment, poverty, mortgage foreclosures, | ||||||
| 14 | lack of access to public health services, and crime; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Black women have experienced the compounding | ||||||
| 16 | impacts of racism and sexism but have nonetheless risen to | ||||||
| 17 | contribute to the improvement of their communities, including | ||||||
| 18 | in the fields of education, health care, government, and many | ||||||
| 19 | others; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Black women face inequities in healthcare, | ||||||
| 21 | including facing worse outcomes during pregnancy and | ||||||
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| 1 | postpartum care; they die from pregnancy-related conditions | ||||||
| 2 | three times more often than white women according to the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois Department of Public Health; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Black women are less likely to receive thorough | ||||||
| 5 | screenings for breast cancer, such as 3D mammograms; the | ||||||
| 6 | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign found that living | ||||||
| 7 | in a predominantly African American neighborhood increased | ||||||
| 8 | Black and white women's odds of dying from breast cancer; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Black | ||||||
| 10 | women earn 63 cents for every dollar earned by a white, | ||||||
| 11 | non-Hispanic man; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we recognize Black History Month as an important time to | ||||||
| 15 | celebrate the remarkable contributions of all Black women in | ||||||
| 16 | United States; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That we acknowledge the continuing struggles | ||||||
| 18 | within African American communities, especially those of Black | ||||||
| 19 | women, and encourage Governor Pritzker to address the ongoing | ||||||
| 20 | issues affecting those communities; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | delivered to Governor JB Pritzker.
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