Bill > SR285

This resolution recognizes February 28, 2025, as Andrew J. Young Day at the state capitol, honoring a significant civil rights leader and public servant who has made extraordinary contributions to social progress and diplomacy. The resolution highlights Young's pioneering achievements, including being the first African American representative from Georgia since Reconstruction, serving as United States ambassador to the United Nations under President Jimmy Carter, and working to end white-minority rule in Namibia and Zimbabwe. As a two-term Mayor of Atlanta, Young was instrumental in attracting over 1,100 businesses, securing $70 billion in foreign investments, and generating more than a million jobs. The resolution also acknowledges his service on numerous boards, including the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and his recognition through prestigious awards like an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award. The document formally resolves to designate a day in his honor and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an official copy of the resolution to Andrew J. Young, celebrating his lifelong commitment to civil rights, diplomacy, public service, and economic development.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70893