IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
231015
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
171289, 181530, 191533, 221540
Sponsor
COMMON COUNCIL
Title
Resolution designating August 19 - 25, 2024, as Hip-Hop Week MKE in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution designates August 19 - 25, 2024, as Hip-Hop Week MKE.
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, 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 19 - 25, 2024, as Hip-Hop Week MKE in the City of Milwaukee; and, be it
Further Resolved, That City departments are directed to assist as necessary to make the annual Hip-Hop Week MKE program a successful event.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 179520-1
Tea B. Norfolk
10/30/2023