https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6572236&GUID=BD86F767-7712-4DE1-95CF-EEB15CD28344Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6572236&GUID=BD86F767-7712-4DE1-95CF-EEB15CD28344BD86F767-7712-4DE1-95CF-EEB15CD28344-2024-05-20-20-15-23Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION COMMENDING MARION NZINGA STAMPS AND THE SISTERS OF THE STRUGGLE FOR THEIR DECADES OF ADVOCACY WHEREAS, Marion Nzinga Stamps and the Sisters of the Struggle (SOS), comprising Regina Harvey Stewart, Nianna Hickman, JoAnn Barron, Pauline Marshall, Addie Feazell, Polly Triplett, Makeda London, Pauline Marshall, Joyce Flake, Renay Wright, Bobbi Lockhart, Eunice Banks, and Marcia Jones, have demonstrated unwavering dedication to social justice and community empowerment since the 1970s; and, WHEREAS, the Sisters of the Struggle, based in the Cabrini Green community, emerged as powerful advocates for fair housing and public housing, championing the rights of residents in the face of housing discrimination and inequality; and, WHEREAS, the SOS played a pivotal role in the historic election of Chicago's first black mayor, Harold Washington, breaking down racial barriers and paving the way for increased representation in the city's leadership; and. WHEREAS, the Sisters of the Struggle exhibited exceptional leadership by driving Chicago's first womanMon, 20 May 2024 20:15:23 GMT