Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SR 643 - Sylvia Dunnavant - commend

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                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending Sylvia Dunnavant; and for other purposes.
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  1- 2  WHEREAS, Sylvia Dunnavant is the author of the book
  1- 3  Celebrating Life: African American Women Speak Out About
  1- 4  Breast Cancer; and

  1- 5  WHEREAS, released October 1, 1995, the book takes an
  1- 6  in-depth look at breast cancer through the eyes of African
  1- 7  American women; and

  1- 8  WHEREAS, Ms. Dunnavant candidly profiles 62 African
  1- 9  Americans, all breast cancer survivors, and tells their
  1-10  inspiring stories of struggle and triumph; and

  1-11  WHEREAS, hailed as a true celebration of the human spirit,
  1-12  Ms. Dunnavant's collection of stories and testimonials
  1-13  provides hope and encouragement while increasing awareness
  1-14  and raising the consciousness of African Americans with
  1-15  regard to the risks of breast cancer; and

  1-16  WHEREAS, although the breast cancer death rate for women in
  1-17  general has declined since 1989, among African American
  1-18  women the death rate continues to rise; and

  1-19  WHEREAS, the results of a recent study released by the
  1-20  National Cancer Institute reveal that African Americans'
  1-21  risk of dying from breast cancer is more than twice that of
  1-22  white Americans; and

  1-23  WHEREAS, the visibility of African American women who are
  1-24  not only surviving breast cancer but surviving it well, as
  1-25  presented by Ms. Dunnavant's book, is one of the major keys
  1-26  to addressing the cancer crisis in the African American
  1-27  community; and

  1-28  WHEREAS, a resident of Dallas, Texas, and Executive Director
  1-29  of the Celebrating Life Foundation, Ms. Dunnavant has
  1-30  carried her message of breast cancer awareness across the
  1-31  country and has been an ambassador of hope for millions of
  1-32  women fighting breast cancer.

  1-33  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body
  1-34  commends Sylvia Dunnavant for her commitment to advancing
  1-35  knowledge and awareness of breast cancer risks and


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  2- 1  preventive measures, particularly within the African
  2- 2  American community where the need is pivotal, and for the
  2- 3  inspiration and encouragement provided to millions of women
  2- 4  through her book Celebrating Life: African American Women
  2- 5  Speak Out About Breast Cancer.

  2- 6  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body acknowledges that the
  2- 7  month of April has been declared National Cancer Awareness
  2- 8  Month and that April 14-21 has been declared National
  2- 9  Minority Cancer Awareness Week.

  2-10  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is
  2-11  authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of
  2-12  this resolution to Ms. Sylvia Dunnavant.



































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