--- title: HR 489. McMickens, Brinca Y.; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr489 cite_as: HR 489, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr489 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr489.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr489/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71144 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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/hr488.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr490.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr489.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 489 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Karen Bennett - Debra Bazemore - Park Cannon - Terry Cummings - Debbie Buckner - Dar'shun Kendrick text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR489/2025 upstream_id: 1991453 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - community service award - Georgia House resolution - Women's History Month - civic honors --- # HR 489. McMickens, Brinca Y.; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 489 By: Representatives Bennett of the 94th, Bazemore of the 69th, Cannon of the 58th, Cummings of the 39th, Buckner of the 137th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Brinca Y. McMickens for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Brinca Y. McMickens is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire country; and WHEREAS, at age 11, Brinca successfully advocated for the creation of the Minority to Majority Program in Georgia, allowing students to attend schools outside of their districts, and she was chosen by Governor Jimmy Carter to represent Georgia in Boston, Massachusetts, as a spokesperson to encourage the integration of public schools; and WHEREAS, in 1999, Brinca advocated for the Olmstead Law, affirming the rights of individuals with mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities to live in their communities; and WHEREAS, Brinca has led numerous community initiatives, including organizing block parties to promote voter participation; partnering with Lady T's Homeless Ministry to provide meals for more than 900 unhoused individuals each week; sponsoring a pocketbook drive that distributed over 200 purses filled with personal hygiene items to homeless girls, women, and children; and coordinating a winter hat drive that provided over 100 personally knitted warm caps to unhoused individuals; and WHEREAS, she has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her leadership as a board member for New Kids Productions, as chair of the Lithonia Community District, and as creator of "The Equalyzer," a community advocacy and activism podcast; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Brinca Y. McMickens for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her continued 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 Brinca Y. McMickens. ## 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 congratulates Brinca Y. McMickens of Lithonia for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, honoring her community service work. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Brinca Y. McMickens for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The resolution recounts her advocacy work, including pushing as a child for the Minority to Majority Program that let students attend schools outside their districts, and her later support for the Olmstead Law protecting the rights of people with mental health conditions and intellectual disabilities to live in their communities. It also lists her community leadership, such as organizing meals for homeless residents, distributing hygiene items and knitted hats, and creating a community advocacy podcast. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for her. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Brinca Y. McMickens by name for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recounts her advocacy history, including her role in creating Georgia's Minority to Majority Program and her support for the Olmstead Law. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her. - Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success, without creating any new legal requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Brinca Y. McMickens. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and community groups such as Lady T's Homeless Ministry and New Kids Productions mentioned in describing her work. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial honor rather than a change to Georgia law. Its practical effect is limited to public recognition: the House goes on record commending McMickens, and the Clerk provides her a copy for her own records or use. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Representative Nikki T. Randall's history as the first African American female legislator elected from middle Georgia, providing context for the award's name. - The whereas clauses detail McMickens's advocacy work, including the Minority to Majority Program and support for the Olmstead Law. - The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends McMickens for receiving the 2025 award. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to her. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: Karen Bennett, Debra Bazemore, Park Cannon, Terry Cummings, Debbie Buckner, Dar'shun Kendrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71144 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr489.md?full=1