CARIBBEAN AMERICAN MONTH

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR0934

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of HR0934

Home

Legislation

Full Text

HR0934 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

HR0934
LRB104 22128 MST 38318 r
1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

2

WHEREAS, People of Caribbean heritage are in every state
3
across the country; and

4

WHEREAS, During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a
5
significant number of enslaved people from the Caribbean
6
region were brought to the United States; and

7

WHEREAS, Much like the United States, the countries of the
8
Caribbean faced obstacles of slavery and colonialism and
9
struggled for independence; and

10

WHEREAS, Similar to the United States, the people of the
11
Caribbean region have diverse racial, cultural, and religious
12
backgrounds; and

13

WHEREAS, Caribbean Americans have become leaders in every
14
sector of the country while maintaining the varied traditions
15
of their countries of origin, including representation from
16
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Barbados, the United
17
States Virgin Islands, Haiti, Belize, the Bahamas, and several
18
others; and

19

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has benefited from the
20
incredible contributions of Caribbean Americans, including in

HR0934
- 2 -
LRB104 22128 MST 38318 r
1
education, Dr. Manoucheka Celeste (Haiti), associate
2
professor, gender studies, UIC; in medicine, Dr. Michael
3
Richardson (Jamaica), chief of staff, Hines VA Hospital; in
4
business, Kareem Edwards (Trinidad), Chicago's first African
5
American Chick-Fil-A owner-operator; in culture, Anyine
6
"Angie" Galvan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic),
7
community curator and founder of AfroLatina Natural Blog; in
8
cuisine, Chef Jeffrey Crittenden (Bahamas), chef instructor,
9
Kendall College; and many other areas; therefore, be it

10

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11
HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12
we declare June 2026 as Caribbean American Heritage Month in
13
the State Illinois.

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn