Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2020-175

• Record #: R2020-175
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 2/19/2020
• Final action: 2/19/2020
• Title: Recognition extended to Nikole Hannah-Jones as journalist for dedication and commitment to coverage of racial issues and injustices
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Dowell, Pat, King, Sophia D., Hairston, Leslie A., Sawyer, Roderick T., Mitchell, Gregory I., Harris, Michelle A., Beale, Anthony, Coleman, Stephanie D. , Moore, David H., Curtis, Derrick G., Taylor, Jeanette B. , Brookins, Jr., Howard, Scott, Jr. Michael, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Ervin, Jason C., Taliaferro, Chris, Austin, Carrie M., Mitts, Emma, Martin, Matthew J. , Hadden, Maria E.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/19/2020		City Council	Rules Suspended - Immediate Consideration
2/19/2020	13919	City Council	Adopted	Pass

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT MAYOR

February 19, 2020










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Dowell, King, Hairston, Sawyer, Mitchell, Harris, Beale, Coleman, Moore, Curtis, Taylor, Brookins Jr., Scott Jr., Burnett Jr., Ervin, Taliaferro, Austin, Mitts, Martin, and Hadden, a congratulatory resolution concerning Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Your favorable consideration ofthis resolution will be appreciated.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is especially appropriate during Black History Month for the Members of this Chamber to honor author and investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones for her lifelong commitment to journalism, and particularly for her steadfast and dedicated coverage of race relations and civil rights in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hannah-Jones' career in journalism began at a young age in Waterloo, Iowa, where she attended an almost all-white school as part of a voluntary school busing desegregation program. She wrote about her experiences in the high school newspaper; and
WHEREAS, In 1998, Ms. Hannah-Jones earned a bachelor's degree in History and African-American Studies from the University of Notre Dame. In 2003, she graduated with a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where she was a Roy H. Park Fellow; and
WHEREAS, After completing her graduate studies, Ms. Hannah-Jones began her career in journalism covering education for, the Raleigh News and Observer, a position she held for three years, before moving to.Portland, Oregon, where, for six years, she did feature work for The Oregorian and expanded her writing portfolio to include demographics, government, and the census; and
WHEREAS, Inspired by Ida B. Wells, Ethel Payne, Simeon Booker, Claude Sitton and other heroic beat reporters who wrote about race in the face of adversity and frequent threats agai...