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.