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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Hon. Charles A. Bell
Date(s): Monday, July 29, 2024
Official Street Name(s): Hon. Charles A. Bell Way
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Intersection of University Avenue and Court Street
Sponsor: Council President, LaMonica R. McIver
Additional Information:
Ceremonial Street Designation for Hon. Charles A. Bell was held on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:00 P.M.
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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, Charles A. Bell, began his remarkable career in public service as a chemist/supervisor with Continental Chemical Company in New York before moving to Newark, New Jersey in 1961, with the Troy Chemical Company, where he and rapidly immersed himself in the City's underserved African-American community seeking to change the many injustices that he encountered; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bell studied at Rutgers University completing courses in contemporary urban problems, including job and wage disparities, labor relations and civil rights; and during the course of his educational growth he pivoted from chemist to an advocate of social, political and economic changes for the African- American underclass and working poor; and
WHEREAS, through the ensuing years, his tenacity for justice and fairness, political acumen, and negotiating skills propelled him into leadership positions in the powerful AFL-CIO Union and the Robert Treat Council, where he organized education and remedial programs for union members and construction workers; he opened doors for the underprivileged to enter health occupations and civil service...
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