House Resolution 1003
By: Representatives Jones of the 143rd, Herring of the 145th, McQueen of the 61st, McClain
of the 109th, and Berry of the 56th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson is a native of Macon, Georgia, who grew up in
the South Macon community; and
WHEREAS, after high school, Ms. Wilson attended Macon State College to study Early
Childhood Education, and she has taught pre-kindergarten children at Jonesco Academy as
well as worked with the Joshua's House Program at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church,
where she is a member; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Wilson is a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 215, and she
currently works in the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Department Information Center and is
involved with both the Macon Bibb County Democratic Party and Macon-Bibb NAACP; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, Ms. Wilson addressed Governor Nathan Deal on the issue of mass
incarceration at the Georgia State Capitol; in 2016, she organized a Prayer Peace Rally at
Little Rock Baptist Church; and in 2018, she led a Prayer Vigil to reconcile differences
between the community and the Bibb Sheriff's Department after the shooting of Matthew
Duncan; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, Ms. Wilson traveled to Elmina, Ghana, Africa, and visited various
major historic sites then returned a year later and founded Operation Soft Book, donating
over 100 books and learning materials to local schools in Elmina, and she was introduced to
the Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il by former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis; and
WHEREAS, Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il was so impressed with Ms. Wilson's outreach
to benefit the local children that she decided to adopt her into her family, where she would
receive all the rights as her family members and was given land in Elmina; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2019, after consulting with the royal family and the ancestors of
Elmina, Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il informed Ms. Wilson that she had been chosen
and found worthy to be the Queen Mother of Development and given the name Nana Adowa
Kodwuwa Il, after the Queen Mother Tseasewaa's grandmother; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable Georgian be
appropriately honored by this body.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize and commend Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson for her
decades of professional excellence and steadfast commitment to service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Ms.
Earnestine Denise Wilson.