--- title: SR 425. Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol; National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc.; recognize March 25, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr425 cite_as: SR 425, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr425 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr425.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr425/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71492 date: 2025-03-21 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/sr424.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr426.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr425.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 425 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-21 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Sonya Halpern - Harold Jones - Derek Mallow - Brandon Beach - Gail Davenport - Kim Jackson - Bill Cowsert - Elena Parent - Nikki Merritt - Nan Orrock text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR425/2025 upstream_id: 2012205 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - civic recognition - community organizations - Georgia State Capitol --- # SR 425. Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol; National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc.; recognize March 25, 2025 ## Text 25 LC 112 3433 Senate Resolution 425 By: Senators Halpern of the 39th, Jones II of the 22nd, Mallow of the 2nd, Beach of the 21st, Davenport of the 17th 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 S. R. 425 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3433 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 SENATE that the members of this body29 commend the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of30 America Inc. for their continued dedication and invaluable cont ributions and recognize31 March 25, 2025, as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol.32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed33 to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for dis tribution to Virginia Harris,34 National President of NCBW100; Milton H. Jones Jr., Chairman of the Board of 100 Black35 Men of America Inc.; and the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter of NCBW100.36 S. R. 425 - 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 Senate resolution recognizes March 25, 2025 as a Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally 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, civic engagement, and mentorship. The resolution recognizes March 25, 2025 as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol and names local Georgia chapters of both organizations, including the host chapter, the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter of NCBW100, along with its event leadership. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the national leaders of both organizations and the host chapter. ### What it does - Commends the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc. for their advocacy and mentorship work. - Officially recognizes March 25, 2025 as Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol for both organizations. - Names specific Georgia chapters of each organization and identifies the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter as the host for the event. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to named leaders of both organizations. ### 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 their Georgia-based local chapters, including the Stone Mountain Lithonia Chapter that is hosting the recognized event. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its practical impact is limited to public recognition of the two organizations' community work and a ceremonial visit to the Georgia State Capitol on the named date. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the missions of both organizations and list their Georgia chapters. - The first resolving clause commends both organizations and designates March 25, 2025 as their Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol. - The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to named leaders of both organizations and the host chapter. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-21) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-21) - Sponsors: Sonya Halpern, Harold Jones, Derek Mallow, Brandon Beach, Gail Davenport, Kim Jackson, Bill Cowsert, Elena Parent, Nikki Merritt, Nan Orrock - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71492 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr425.md?full=1