--- title: HR 684. National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc.; Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol; 03/25/25; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr684 cite_as: HR 684, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr684 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr684.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr684/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71537 date: 2025-03-20 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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/hr683.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr685.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr684.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 684 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-20 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Terry Cummings - Rhonda Burnough - Mekyah McQueen - Sheila Jones - Teddy Reese - Carl Gilliard text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR684/2025 upstream_id: 2012235 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - civic organizations - mentorship programs - Georgia State Capitol --- # HR 684. National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc.; Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol; 03/25/25; recognize ## Text 25 LC 112 3436 House Resolution 684 By: Representatives Cummings of the 39th, Burnough of the 77th, McQueen of the 61st, Jones of the 60th, Reese of the 140th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and t he 100 Black Men of1 America Inc. and recognizing March 25, 2025, as their Joint Day at the Georgia State2 Capitol; and for other purposes.3 WHEREAS, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. (NCBW10 0) and the 1004 Black Men of America Inc. are two of the nation's most esteemed advocacy and mentorship5 organizations, committed to advancing equity, education, and economic empowerment for6 African Americans; and7 WHEREAS, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., under the esteemed leadership8 of National President Virginia Harris, has dedicated itself to empowering Black women and9 girls through education, health, economic development, and civi c engagement through its10 Georgia-based chapters, including the Decatur DeKalb Chapter, M ECCA Chapter,11 Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, Northwest Georgia Chapter, Savann ah Chapter, and Stone12 Mountain Lithonia Chapter; and13 WHEREAS, the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter of NCBW100 is serv ing as the host14 chapter for this occasion with Cecilia Anderson as its president and under the leadership of15 H. R. 684 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3436 Dr. Dee Dawkins-Haigler as the chair of the event, with Teresa Hardy and Frieda Aiden16 serving as co-chairs; and17 WHEREAS, the 100 Black Men of America Inc., led by Chairman of the Board Milton H.18 Jones Jr., has made an immeasurable impact in mentoring and upl ifting young African19 American men through its Georgia-based chapters, including the 100 Black Men of Albany20 Southwest Georgia Inc.; 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc.; 100 Black Men of Augusta Inc.; 10021 Black Men of Columbus, GA, Inc.; 100 Black Men of DeKalb Inc.; 100 Black Men of22 Douglasville Inc.; 100 Black Men of Macon-Middle Inc.; 100 Blac k Men of23 Milledgeville-Oconee Inc.; 100 Black Men of New Rock Georgia In c.; 100 Black Men of24 North Metro Inc.; 100 Black Men of Rome-NW GA Inc.; 100 Black Men of Savannah Inc.;25 100 Black Men of South Metro Inc.; 100 Black Men of Southeast GA Inc.; 100 Black Men26 of Valdosta Inc.; 100 Black Men of Warner Robins Inc.; and 100 Black Men of West27 Georgia Inc.28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that29 the members of this body commend the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the30 100 Black Men of America Inc. for their continued dedication and invaluable contributions31 and recognize March 25, 2025, as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol.32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized33 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to34 Virginia Harris, National President of NCBW100; Milton H. Jones Jr., Chairman of the35 Board of 100 Black Men of America Inc.; and the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter of36 NCBW100.37 H. R. 684 - 2 - ## 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 honors the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc., recognizing March 25, 2025 as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It commends two national advocacy and mentorship organizations, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc., for their work supporting African American communities in Georgia through education, health, economic development, and mentorship programs. The resolution names several Georgia-based chapters of both organizations and recognizes March 25, 2025 as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the organizations' national leaders and the host chapter. ### What it does - Formally commends the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc. for their community work. - Designates March 25, 2025 as the Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol for both organizations. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to named leaders and the host chapter. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., the 100 Black Men of America Inc., their national leaders, and several Georgia-based chapters of each organization, including chapters in Decatur, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, and other Georgia communities. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but gives official state recognition to the two organizations' mentorship and advocacy work, marking a specific day for their representatives to be recognized at the Georgia State Capitol. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause commends both organizations for their contributions and designates March 25, 2025 as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to Virginia Harris, Milton H. Jones Jr., and the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter of NCBW100. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-20) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-20) - Sponsors: Terry Cummings, Rhonda Burnough, Mekyah McQueen, Sheila Jones, Teddy Reese, Carl Gilliard - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71537 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr684.md?full=1