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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Honorable Mildred C. Crump
Date(s): TBD
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Hansbury Avenue and Parkview Terrace
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Honorable Mildred C. Crump Place
Sponsor: Council Member, C. Lawrence Crump
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WHEREAS, the Honorable Mildred C. Crump, who was born, raised and educated in Detroit, Michigan, became a trailblazer and promoter of women rights, empowerment and equality throughout her lifetime of enormous achievements and firsts: the first African-American Braille teacher in Detroit, the first African-American Braille teacher in the State of New Jersey, the first African-American woman to win election as Council Member-at-Large and the first African-American woman to hold the position of Newark Municipal Council President; and
WHEREAS, undoubtedly one of the most politically influential and astute politicians in the State of New Jersey, Municipal Council President Mildred C. Crump, was active with numerous city, state, and national organizations and civic groups, including the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Newark, Chairman of the Board for the Habitat for Humanity, Newark Branch NAACP Golden Heritage Life Member, founding member of the NJ Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., founder of the Newark Women’s Conference, Inc., in addition to her faithful service with Bethany Baptist Church of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Mildred C. Crump received numerous honors, recognitions and accolades, including, but not limited to, the first African-American female selected as a “Garden State Woman of the Year” recipient by the prestigious Garden State Woman Magazine (2007), the first woman from the City of Newark elected to the National Board of Directors for Women in Municipal Government, the National Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, and one (1) of only eight (8) citizens from the State of New Jersey to have her name inscribed on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument located in Washington, D.C.
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 Hansbury Avenue and Parkview Terrace as “Honorable Mildred C. Crump Place”.
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Hansbury Avenue and Parkview Terrace in its entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Hansbury Avenue and Parkview Terrace as “Honorable Mildred C. Crump Place”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.