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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In 1982, T. C. Christian, Jr. created a grassroots |
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| organization known as People United for Rights and Equality |
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| (PURE); and
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| WHEREAS, In 1983, due to a lack of media coverage for the |
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| PURE organization and due to an effort to highlight the voice |
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| of the African-American community, T. C. Christian, Jr. founded |
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| the PURE NEWS newspaper; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1983 as well as today, the PURE NEWS newspaper |
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| credits and adopts one of the principles so eloquently spoken |
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| by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he said, "If I can |
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| just help somebody along the way, then my living shall not be |
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| in vain,"; and
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| WHEREAS, The PURE NEWS newspaper began its initial |
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| circulation of 3,000 copies in Springfield; today, the name has |
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| been changed to PURE NEWS USA and it has a statewide |
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| circulation of more than 50,000 readers with a goal of becoming |
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| a national newspaper; and
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| WHEREAS, In remembrance of Samuel Cornish and John B. |
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| Russwurm, founders of the first black press in 1827, PURE NEWS |
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| USA is dedicated to preserving yesterday's rich heritage by |
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| providing a voice for today which will tell the story and |
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| promises to "tell it like it is"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the PURE NEWS USA newspaper on the occasion of its |
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| 20th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to T. C. Christian, Jr. as an expression of our |