08 LC 36
0922
Senate
Resolution 967
By:
Senators Davenport of the 44th, Jones of the 10th, Tarver of the 22nd, Brown of
the 26th, Reed of the 35th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc.; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc. (EBR), was organized in 1939 by seven black
real estate brokers: W. H. Aiken, John G. Allen, O. T. Bell, Wendell Cunningham,
Roger Henderson, J. R. Wilson, Jr., and N. D. Jones who were dissatisfied with
unfair housing conditions and disgruntled about the poor choice of housing
available to blacks; and
WHEREAS,
between 1939 and 1944, the EBR´s main focus was to provide professional
standards for its members, and in 1949 it joined the National Association of
Real Estate Brokers, Inc., adopting the trade designation of "realtist";
and
WHEREAS,
in the late 1950´s, EBR´s primary purpose was to educate its
membership and inform the public on the concepts, complexities, and benefits of
the federal Urban Renewal Program; and
WHEREAS,
the EBR also served as a financial source of bail bonds for civil rights
protesters arrested during the early 1960´s; and
WHEREAS,
during the 1960´s, the EBR revised its constitution, continually increased
membership, organized a nonprofit corporation for participation in the
221-Housing Program, gained financial status, and instituted educational
programs which accentuated its efforts to inform the public about the
particulars of home ownership; and
WHEREAS,
through the 1970´s and 1980´s and to the present, the EBR gained
tremendous momentum as an organization and its members made significant
individual achievements; and
WHEREAS,
through its vision of democracy in housing scholarships for youth and community
outreach, the EBR has been an invaluable resource for the citizens of metro
Atlanta and surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS,
this organization has made such a positive difference in the lives of people
each and every day helping them to obtain the American dream of home ownership
that is only fitting and proper that EBR be recognized and
commended.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the Empire Board of Realtists, Inc., for its many years of outstanding service
as a professional organization and honor its roster of illustrious members for
their important and historical accomplishments.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Empire Board of Realtists,
Inc.