District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

CER 26-0083 — Alma Woodsey Thomas Recognition Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution ACR26-0083, Effective from Sep 17, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010660

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 16, 2025. Enacted.

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The updated version of the bill honoring Alma Woodsey Thomas includes additional lines that provide more background on her life and achievements, emphasizing her contributions to art education and her pioneering artistry. This change helps to better illustrate her significant impact as an African American artist, particularly her role in inspiring students and her unique style, which is an important part of her legacy. By expanding on her story, the resolution aims to deepen the appreciation for her work and the barriers she broke through in the art world.

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2 4 ___________________________ Councilmember Anita Bonds 7 9 A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION _____________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To honor Alma Woodsey Thomas, an African American artist, art teacher, and influential modernist painter of colorful abstraction who, in 1972, became the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 26-83 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA September 17, 2025 To honor Alma Woodsey Thomas, an African American artist, art teacher, and influential modernist painter of colorful abstraction who, in 1972, became the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
for thirty-five years, during which she established community arts programming and encouraged cultural enrichment among her students;
for 35 years, during which she established community arts programming and encouraged cultural enrichment among her students;
WHEREAS, in 2015, her painting Resurrection (1966) became the first artwork by Black woman to enter the White House permanent collection;
ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, in 2015, her painting Resurrection (1966) became the first artwork by Black woman to enter the White House permanent collection;
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this resolution may be cited as the “Alma Woodsey Thomas Recognition Resolution of 2025”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Alma Woodsey Thomas Recognition Resolution of 2025”.
The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the groundbreaking career of Alam Woodsey Thomas and commemorates her life, legacy and contributions to the District of Columbia on the 134 anniversary of her birth.
The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the groundbreaking career of Alam Woodsey Thomas and commemorates her life, legacy and contributions to the District of th Columbia on the 134 anniversary of her birth.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Action History

  1. Resolution ACR26-0083, Effective from Sep 17, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010660

  2. Approved with Resolution Number ACR26-0083

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. CER26-0083 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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CER 26-0083 is sponsored by Anita Bonds.
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