HR 9077

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing June 2011 as "Caribbean Heritage
3	Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, from a region that conjures images of a scenic
6	paradise, Caribbean Americans are as vibrant as the islands from
7	which they come, possessing a wealth of talent and history that
8	reverberates throughout this great state and nation, and
9	WHEREAS, as educators, authors, community leaders and
10	activists, musicians, and politicians, Caribbean Americans have
11	made their mark in every facet of our society and have
12	contributed to the betterment and diversity of our state and
13	nation, and
14	WHEREAS, counted among many famous sons and daughters of
15	the Caribbean are activist W.E.B. Du Bois; Secretary of the
16	Treasury Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of State Colin Powell;
17	actress Cicely Tyson; actor Sidney Poitier; author, poet, and
18	civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson; musician, actor, and
19	activist Harry Belafonte; and numerous others who have displayed
20	great strength and resiliency while serving as pioneers among
21	the people of the Caribbean, and
22	WHEREAS, the modern political influences of Caribbean
23	Americans are evident in the election of former member of the
24	House of Representatives, Jennifer Carroll of Trinidad and
25	Tobago, as Florida's first Caribbean American Lieutenant
26	Governor; the appointment of former member of the House of
27	Representatives, Ronald Brisé of Haiti, to the Florida Public
28	Service Commission; and the continued representation in both the
29	House of Representatives and the Senate by members from the
30	Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, and Jamaica, and
31	WHEREAS, the United States has thrived as a country of
32	immigrants, united by common values and by the promise of a
33	better tomorrow, NOW, THEREFORE,
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35	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
36	Florida:
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38	That June 2011 is recognized as "Caribbean Heritage Month"
39	in the State of Florida to encourage communities and individuals
40	throughout the state and the nation to honor their cultural and
41	historical bonds and be reminded that America's greatness lies
42	in its diversity.

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