Bill Text: TX SR204 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Julia Scott Reed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR204 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR204-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Julia Scott Reed | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| honor and commemorate Julia Scott Reed, who died on October 19, | ||
| 2004, at the age of 87, and to join in celebrating her remarkable | ||
| life and achievements in honor of Black History Month in February | ||
| of 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Julia Scott Reed was born on July 17, 1917, in | ||
| Dallas; after attending Booker T. Washington High School and | ||
| studying journalism and communications at Wiley College | ||
| Extension, Julia began her impressive and trailblazing career in | ||
| journalism by working as a reporter for the Kansas City Call; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the course of her distinguished career, Julia | ||
| worked for a number of prestigious news outlets, including the | ||
| Dallas Express, where she served as a reporter and later as the | ||
| paper's editor, and the KNOK-FM radio station, where she hosted | ||
| the segment "News and Views"; Julia went on to join the Dallas | ||
| Morning News as a reporter, and her research and writing covered | ||
| politics, civil rights, and racial conflict during an especially | ||
| tumultuous time for the African American community in Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While still working for the Dallas Express, Julia | ||
| reported on the historic United States Supreme Court case Brown | ||
| v. Board of Education of Topeka, and she covered such notable | ||
| stories as the 1954 Waco tornado and the assassination of Lee | ||
| Harvey Oswald; in 1967, she was hired by the Dallas Morning News | ||
| and became the first African American writer to join the | ||
| newspaper's staff; her column, "The Open Line," cemented her | ||
| reputation as an influential journalist in Dallas and lent a | ||
| voice to the Black community during the racial violence of the | ||
| late 1960s; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Julia's activism reached beyond her professional | ||
| writing; her involvement in the community included serving as a | ||
| Democratic Party chair of Precinct 306 for 23 years and serving | ||
| as the first president of the Dallas Urban League; she was an | ||
| active member of the National Association for the Advancement of | ||
| Colored People, Planned Parenthood, and the Goals for Dallas Task | ||
| Force, and she was the first African American woman to join the | ||
| Dallas Press Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, conviction, and | ||
| unshakeable ideals, Julia led the way for many of the voices of | ||
| people of color in Texas journalism, and her many notable | ||
| accomplishments and valuable contributions to her profession and | ||
| to her community have left an inspiring legacy; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the exceptional life and | ||
| achievements of Julia Scott Reed and join in celebrating February | ||
| of 2023 as Black History Month; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of the life of Julia Scott Reed. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 22, 2023, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
