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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-160
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 2, 2016
To posthumously honor the life of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing for her remarkable commitment and service to the residents of District of Columbia and to all African-American residents in the nation, and to declare January 2, 2016, as “Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Day” in the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing of Chicago, Illinois was born to Henry N. Cress, a physician, and Ida Mae Griffen, a teacher, on March 18, 1935, and passed away on January 2, 2016;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing attended Antioch College and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 1957 and earned her doctorate in psychiatry at Howard University in 1962;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing worked as the Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Howard University College of Medicine;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing worked for more than 25 years as a Staff Physician for the Department of Human Services in Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing served as the Clinical Director for 2 schools that served emotionally troubled children;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing became famous for her work, the Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation in 1974 and The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors in 1991;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing’s works examined white supremacy and revealed the psychological nuisances of discrimination and racism;
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing’s brilliant works sparked the need for conversations around racial inequality in America; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing is a member of the National Medical Association, American Medical Association, and American Psychiatric Association.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes, honors, and celebrates the life of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, for her distinguished service and extensive contributions to the field of psychiatry and all District of Columbia, and declares January 2, 2016, as “Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Day” in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
