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This concurrent resolution honors the Hosea Family on the occasion of their 31st Biennial Hosea Family Reunion. The resolution highlights the family's deep roots in Alabama, tracing back to William "Bill" Hosea born in 1815, and acknowledges their ancestors' courageous participation in the Great Migration from the rural South to the urban Midwest to escape the Jim Crow era and build new lives. It also recognizes the founding of the biennial reunion in the mid-1960s by matriarch Lealer White-Hosea and her daughters, the continued wisdom of surviving elders Mary A. Hosea-Comer and Marva J. Hosea-Hearn, and the joyous reconnection in 2022 that led to the formation of the Hosea Family Association Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving their legacy and supporting youth through mentoring and scholarships. The resolution concludes by celebrating the upcoming 31st reunion in Indianapolis, Indiana, as an event to remember ancestors, honor elders, and strengthen family bonds.

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/resolutions/house/concurrent/11/details