https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6381328&GUID=F2E61765-1F29-4C77-9918-2ECAEA6551F7Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6381328&GUID=F2E61765-1F29-4C77-9918-2ECAEA6551F7F2E61765-1F29-4C77-9918-2ECAEA6551F7-2023-10-30-12-35-24Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF JOYCE CHAPMAN WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an African American father. While stationed in Japan, her father, an Army service member, first met her mother. Early in life, Joyce lived the life of a typical “Army brat,” moving across the globe; and WHEREAS, when Joyce was twelve years old, her parents relocated to Chicago’s Pullman area in June 1968. Joyce had never resided in an entirely black neighborhood. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4th just ten months later, leaving a lasting personal impact in Joyce; and WHEREAS, Joyce recognized herself in both her neighbors and Martin Luther King, Jr. Her neighbors, who in 1925 established The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, served as an inspiration for the late 1960s civil rights struggle; and WHEREAS, Joyce started a profession in social services after graduating from college, where she fought for young people involved in the criminal justice system; she became her community’s voice and leader. She concentrated on figuring outMon, 30 Oct 2023 12:35:24 GMT