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Honoring and commending the NAACP-Philadelphia Branch and the North Central Philadelphia Health Coalition on the occasion of "National Black HI V/AIDS Awareness Day."
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WHEREAS, February 7, 2005 is the fifth annual observance of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day," a day in which events will occur throughout the nation to bring attention to the devastation that HIV/AIDS causes in the African American and other communities of color and the need for increased prevention and education efforts; and
WHEREAS, In Philadelphia, as of December 2004, African Americans, combined with other Black races, represented sixty-six percent (66%) of all reported AIDS cases since 1981, a number that far exceeds their percentage of the Philadelphia population; and
WHEREAS, Two of the leaders in coordinating events for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Philadelphia are the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("NAACP") and the North Central Philadelphia Health Coalition; and
WHEREAS, The NAACP was formed in 1909 by a multiracial group of progressive thinkers with the objective of ensuring the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority groups. The NAACP has as its mission, in part, the goal of eliminating race prejudice and removing all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes; seeks to enact and enforce federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights; informs the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and seeks its elimination; and educates persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action in furtherance of these principles; and
WHEREAS, The primary focus of the Philadelphia NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights and well being of African Americans and other minorities; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Philadelphia N...
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