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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 581 Commending Honey Jam Productions.   Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 25, 2021  

WHEREAS, Honey Jam Productions, a nonprofit organization founded by L. D’Shawn Wright and Jenny Joyner, strives to build consensus and understanding between different communities on important societal issues; and

WHEREAS, L. D’Shawn Wright and Jenny Joyner are both small business owners who have served the community in a number of ways; D’Shawn Wright owns two gyms, two salon and barber shops, and a motivational speaking company, while Jenny Joyner owns plumbing and underground utilities businesses; and

WHEREAS, as members of the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office Citizen Advisory Committee, D’Shawn Wright and Jenny Joyner have helped strengthen ties between law-enforcement officers and members of the public, and they have supported similar initiatives in Portsmouth, Yorktown, and Gloucester County; and

WHEREAS, D’Shawn Wright and Jenny Joyner established Honey Jam Productions in 2020 to promote open-minded solutions for controversial issues facing communities throughout the Commonwealth and the nation, including race relations, police reform, and civil rights and equality; and

WHEREAS, Honey Jam Productions hosts Hard Talk Town Halls to discuss relevant events and build bridges between people of different ethnicities, backgrounds, professions, and political parties; and

WHEREAS, Honey Jam Productions has raised more than $10,000 to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, 4 Paws Animal Rescue, and other worthy causes; and

WHEREAS, Honey Jam Productions has increased understanding of complex issues through better communication, fostered trust and mutual respect between community groups, and provided generous outreach to people in need; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Honey Jam Productions hereby be commended for its work to build stronger communities by fostering dialogue on important issues; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to L. D’Shawn Wright and Jenny Joyner, founders of Honey Jam Productions, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s vital mission.