IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Anita Dixon-Brown and Dr. Jacob Wagner for preserving Black history, while enriching students in global culture and economic development strategies, with their work to make Kansas City a member of the Creative Cities Network of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization and celebrating the history of Black American Music.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21548, February 19, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Sean E. Smith, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Creative City Kansas City, Inc. is a nonprofit organization created to secure membership within the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, Kansas City, Missouri successfully joined the UCCN in 2017; and,
WHEREAS, Kansas City is the only UNESCO designated Creative City of Music in the United States; and,
WHEREAS, Anita Dixon-Brown, Creative City Kansas City Inc. Executive Director and local historian, and Dr. Jacob Wagner, Associate Professor of Urban Planning + Design, worked to connect preservation efforts at the 18th & Vine district with the UNESCO platform; and,
WHEREAS, UNESCO has provided apprenticeship programs under the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for the first time in American history with the American Music Apprenticeship Program (AMAP); and,
WHEREAS, the AMAP is the first DOL recognized youth music apprenticeship program to focus on American Indigenous music over the course of 4 years; and,
WHEREAS, the Swing Era and historic Jazz music culture is forever preserved in the 18th & Vine District; and,
WHEREAS, studies have shown that music therapy and cultural arts education can improve mental health as well as improve skills within core subjects of education; and,
WHEREAS, the global creative industries generate 29.5 million jobs that employ 1% of the world's population creating more jobs than the automo...
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