Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Imam Mustafa El-Amin
Date(s): TBD
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Chancellor Avenue and Wainwright Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Imam Mustafa El-Amin Way”
Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large Louise Scott-Rountree
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Imam Mustafa El-Amin, was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 13, 1957 and received his primary through high school education with in the Newark Public Schools System; and
WHEREAS, Imam Mustafa went on to receive a B.A. in Community Development and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, from Rutgers University, he additionally holds a certification in Special Education from Jersey City State College; and
WHEREAS, he worked for the Newark Board of Education at its Central Office and later went on to teach Special Needs students at Camden Street School, Montgomery and Central High School; and
WHEREAS, through his work, he has traveled to Egypt, Mecca and Madinah, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem and Bermuda and is the father of three children Mustafa, Mansa and Madinah; and
WHEREAS, Imam El-Amin is CEO and Co-founder of Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Teachings and Development Center, in Newark, in addition to being the author of nine books, an educator and noted lecturer in the field of religion, and has achieved international acclaim as he was selected by a television producer from Europe to be the focus of a documentary on African American Muslims, which was held in Holland.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Chancellor Avenue and Wainwright Street as “Imam Mustafa El-Amin Way”.
2. The official name of said streets shall remain as Chancellor Avenue and Wainwright Street in its entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Chancellor Avenue and Wainwright Street as “Imam Mustafa El-Amin Way” for honorary and ceremonial purposes.