*LRB10004176MST14182r* HR0009 LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Dr.

*LRB10004176MST14182r* HR0009 Enrolled LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r HOUSE RESOLUTION 9 WHEREAS, Dr.

if black HR0009 -2- LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r consumers spend 10% more of their income in black businesses, the resulting revenue would generate 1 million jobs;

if black HR0009 Enrolled -2- LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r consumers spend 10% more of their income in black businesses, the resulting revenue would generate 1 million jobs;

therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the month of August in 2017 as Buy Black, Love ~~Black,~~ ~~and~~ ~~Give~~ Black in the State of Illinois;

therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the month of August in 2017 as Buy Black, Love Black Month in the State of Illinois;

and be it further HR0009 -3- LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r RESOLVED, That we urge all citizens of this State to help build a solid economic foundation that would allow African Americans to shape their own destinies and maximize their economic interests through various means, including opening an account at a local black bank, supporting historically black colleges and universities, eating at black owned restaurants, hiring black real estate brokers, visiting black doctors and dentists for health care, getting building and other quotes from black contractors, visiting African-American museums and libraries, watching or renting black-produced films, subscribing to black newspapers, magazines, and websites, using black caterers and event planners, visiting black retailers, investing with a black-managed, publicly-traded firm, ~~contributing~~ to a ~~black~~ ~~political~~ ~~candidate,~~ visiting a black cultural event, and participating in Buy Black Wednesday by spending money with a black business every Wednesday.

and be it further HR0009 Enrolled -3- LRB100 04176 MST 14182 r RESOLVED, That we urge all citizens of this State to help build a solid economic foundation that would allow African Americans to shape their own destinies and maximize their economic interests through various means, including opening an account at a local black bank, supporting historically black colleges and universities, eating at black owned restaurants, hiring black real estate brokers, visiting black doctors and dentists for health care, getting building and other quotes from black contractors, visiting African-American museums and libraries, watching or renting black-produced films, subscribing to black newspapers, magazines, and websites, using black caterers and event planners, visiting black retailers, investing with a black-managed, publicly-traded firm, visiting a black cultural event, and participating in Buy Black Wednesday by spending money with a black business every Wednesday.