--- title: HR 1594. Black, Dr. Daniel; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1594 cite_as: HR 1594, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1594 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1594.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1594/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73900 date: 2026-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1593.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1595.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1594.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1594 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Park Cannon - Bryce Berry - Dewey McClain - El-Mahdi Holly text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1594/2025 upstream_id: 2129490 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - commemorative resolution - Georgia authors - Clark Atlanta University - community mentorship --- # HR 1594. Black, Dr. Daniel; commend ## Text House Resolution 1594 By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Berry of the 56th, McClain of the 109th, and Holly of the 116th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Dr. Daniel Black; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Dr. Daniel Black is a nationally renowned and award-winning novelist, scholar, and community leader; and WHEREAS, Dr. Black, who lives in Atlanta, is a professor of African American studies and English at his alma mater Clark Atlanta University as well as at Morehouse College, where he has mentored writers and scholars since 1993; and WHEREAS, a prolific writer, his literary works include They Tell Me of a Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, and Listen to the Lambs, among many others; and WHEREAS, Dr. Black has been nominated for the Townsend Literary Prize, the Ernest J. Gaines Award, the Ferro-Grumley Literary Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Georgia Author of the Year Prize; in addition, he was awarded the Writer's Award from the Middle-Atlantic Writers Association; and WHEREAS, his novel, Perfect Peace, was chosen as the 2014 selection for "If All Arkansas Read the Same Book" by the Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library as well as earned him Author of the Year in 2011 from the Go on Girl! Book Club; and WHEREAS, he is the founder of the Ndugu and Nzinga Rites of Passage Nation, a mentoring society that teaches character and the principles to African-American youth; and WHEREAS, in May 2024, Dr. Daniel Black delivered a viral commencement speech address for Clark Atlanta University, where he shared an encouraging message to graduates that assured them that their accomplishments made them part of a legacy; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the remarkable accomplishments of this extraordinary gentleman be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Dr. Daniel Black for his outstanding impact on the State of Georgia and extend their sincere best wishes for his continued health, happiness, and success. 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 Dr. Daniel Black. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends Dr. Daniel Black, an Atlanta novelist and professor, for his literary work and community mentorship. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Dr. Daniel Black, a novelist and professor at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, for his writing career and mentorship work in the community. The resolution lists his novels, award nominations, and his founding of the Ndugu and Nzinga Rites of Passage Nation, a mentoring program for African-American youth. It closes by directing the Clerk of the House to give Dr. Black a copy of the resolution as a keepsake. It does not create any new rule, program, or funding. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Dr. Daniel Black for his career as a novelist, scholar, and community leader. - States the House's best wishes for his continued health, happiness, and success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Dr. Black. - Creates no new law, funding, or enforceable requirement; it is purely a ceremonial statement by the House. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Dr. Daniel Black, an Atlanta author and professor at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College. It also references the Ndugu and Nzinga Rites of Passage Nation, a youth mentoring group he founded, and the Clerk of the House, who must produce a copy for him. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect and changes no Georgia law; its significance is symbolic, giving official recognition from the state legislature to a Georgia resident's literary and community achievements. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Dr. Black's academic career, published novels, award nominations, and founding of a youth mentoring organization. - The first resolving clause formally commends Dr. Black and wishes him continued health, happiness, and success. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Black. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Park Cannon, Bryce Berry, Dewey McClain, El-Mahdi Holly - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73900 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1594.md?full=1