IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
250545
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER
Title
Resolution designating August 17 - 23, 2025, as Hip-Hop Week MKE in the City of Milwaukee and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.
Analysis
This resolution designates August 17 - 23, 2025, as Hip-Hop Week MKE, declares Hip-Hop Week to be an official City event, and authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.
Body
Whereas, Hip-hop originated as a cultural movement in the early 1970s as a response to the social and economic disparities in black and Latino communities throughout the United States; and
Whereas, Hip-hop was created to promote peace, love, and unity to overcome negativity plaguing inner-city streets; and
Whereas, Milwaukee hip-hop dates back to the early 1980s on the city’s North Side; and
Whereas, Hip-hop has grown to shape much of American culture and is widely accepted as an essential art form for critiquing, influencing, and reflecting on American society; and
Whereas, Milwaukee has produced notable hip-hop artists and producers who have contributed to the genre on a national level; and
Whereas, Hip-Hop Week MKE aims to highlight hip-hop’s legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building and social change; and
Whereas, Hip-Hop Week MKE will focus on financial literacy, civic engagement, voter registration, and healthy living; and
Whereas, Hip-Hop Week MKE seeks to promote partnership with schools and local and national community groups to use hip-hop as a tool to teach youth and adults about financial literacy, political awareness, and health issues affecting the city population; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council designates August 17 - 23, 2025, as Hip-Hop Week MKE in the City of Milwaukee; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Hip-Hop Week MKE is declared t...
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