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Senate adopts resolution honoring Black History Month celebration and Owensboro photographer
Summary
The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 70 honoring the 2026 Black History celebration at the Kentucky History Center; Senator Jefferson praised the keynote and posthumously recognized Moneta Sleet Jr., and encouraged members to view the event online.
The Kentucky Senate adopted Senate Resolution 70 recognizing the 2026 Black History celebration and affirming that Black history is American history. The measure was adopted on voice vote after the clerk reported the resolution by title.
Senator Jefferson (district 33) addressed the chamber to report on the event at the Kentucky History Center, praised keynote speaker Dr. Roger Cleveland, and said the body posthumously honored Moneta Sleet Jr., a photographer from Owensboro who won a Pulitzer Prize. "We had a wonderful, wonderful event," the senator said, praising the program and a closing musical performance by Kevin James, executive minister of music at St. Stephens Baptist Church. The senator encouraged members to view the event online.
The resolution was adopted without recorded opposition on the floor; remarks stressed the event's bipartisan, interbranch character and praised staff and participants.
