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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, November 30, 2017:
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) led a presentation honoring and recognizing the Philadelphia Sunday SUN and its founder, Jerome "Jerry" Mondesire, on the Occasion of the SUN's 25th Anniversary.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2Amx1Oz
A
C
This
is
the
gentleman
who
advocated
for
criminal
justice
reform
before
was
the
progressive
thing
to
do.
This
was
a
gentleman
who
advocated
around
the
issue
of
youth
gun
violence
before
became
a
slogan,
and
so
today,
I'm
truly
honor
and
privilege
to
recognize
and
honoring
the
life
of
Jerry
Wyatt
manners
are
and
the
founding
of
the
Philadelphia
Sunday
Sun.
C
C
Why
I
was
so
critically
important
that
I
continued
to
make
sure
it
is
a
voice
for
those
who
I
was
going
to
be
representing
when
I
arrived
in
City
Council
those
needed
a
voice
in
the
second
council
somatic
district,
and
so
the
resolution
reads:
Eiling
and
recognizing
the
foot
off
your
Sunday's
Sun
and
its
founder
J
Wyatt
Montez
ire.
On
the
occasion
of
the
sun's
25th
anniversary
and.
D
Well,
as
the
Philadelphia
Sunday
Sun
is
a
weekly
newspaper
dedicated
to
covering
local
and
national
stories
that
impact
the
african-american
community
in
Philadelphia.
Since
its
founding
in
1992,
the
Sun
has
grown
into
a
nationally
respected
news
outlet,
while
staying
true
to
its
mission
of
connecting
Philadelphia's
african-american
community
and.
E
Whereas
the
Sun
was
the
brainchild
of
J
Wyatt
mine
desire
who
owned
and
played
an
active
role
in
the
papers
publication
until
his
death
in
2015
trained
as
a
journalist
at
the
City
College
of
New
York
mr.
Mon
desire
joined
in
the
historic
1969
campus
takeover,
that
saw
it
successfully
to
increase
diversity
in
the
colleges
enrollment
after
college.
Mr.
Mon
desire
began
his
professional
journalism
career
with
the
Baltimore
Sun,
where
the
quality
of
his
work
garnered
increasing
national
attention
and
earned
the
young
journalists
a
position
within
the
Philadelphia
Enquirer.
F
Just
wanted
a
point
of
privilege
to
say
to
his
beautiful
wife
and
son
as
an
asian-american
woman
in
Philadelphia.
Garrymon
desire
was
a
mentor,
a
friend,
a
fellow
warrior,
who
exhorted
and
embraced
so
many
diverse
people
into
the
civil
rights
movement
and
into
building
a
broader
message,
whereas
after
several
years
covering
local
politics
and
rising
to
the
rank
of
assistant
editor
on
the
Inquirer
City
desk,
mr.
maan
Desire
accepted
a
position
with
congressman
William,
H
gray,
the
third
eventually
serving
as
a
congressman's
chief
of
staff.
Mr.
G
Like
many
of
the
people
up
here,
I
remember
my
good
friend
Jerry
and
his
7:30
a.m.
calls,
often
when
I
was
actually
take,
calling
him
back
when
I
was
taking
my
son
to
school,
and
so
a
few
years
ago,
I
had
to
purchase
one
of
his
hats
during
a
philadelphus
Association
of
Black
Journalists
auctions,
scholarship
auction,
so
I
keep
his
hat
in
my
office
as
a
reminder
of
his
7:30
calls.
Yeah
I've.
Never
never
so
was
after
congressman.
H
Whereas,
as
the
city
of
Philadelphia
joins
the
Sun
and
celebrating
its
25th
anniversary,
the
paper
continues
to
build
upon
the
legacy
of
its
founder,
J
Whiteman
desire.
Today,
the
Philadelphia
Sun
remains
to
be
one
of
the
most
impactful
news
outlets
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
serves
as
a
model
for
african-american
owned
and
operated
newspapers
across
the
country.
Now,
therefore,.
I
Now
therefore
know
that
Jerry
was
also
a
father
and
I
got
to
know
him
well
when
he
would
come
to
pick
up
his
little
daughter,
Jennifer
from
the
dance
class.
But
she
was
one
of
my
students,
so
his
social
justice
and
his
deep
love
for
his
children.
His
route
was
really
unparalleled
and
with
that
we
resolved
that
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
hereby
honors
and
recognizes
the
full
office
under
Sun
and
a
rich
legacy
of
social
justice.
Its
founder
J
Wyatt
mine
desire
leaves,
on
the
occasion
of
the
son's
25th
anniversary.
J
Thank
you
may
I
tell
you
hearing
all
that.
It
just
brings
back
a
lot
of
memories
but
I'm
going
to
thank
councilman
Johnson
for
this
opportunity.
All
of
council
council
president
I'm
just
so
humbled
on
behalf
of
our
staff
and
management
at
a
Philadelphia,
Sunday
Sun.
We
are
just
so
thankful
to
receive
this.
We
are
humbled
and
really
thankful
25
years.
That's
a
long
time.
Jerry
started
this
paper
as
a
voice
of
the
community.
J
He
wanted
the
opportunity
to
tell
the
stories
of
the
community
through
the
paper
to
give
that
opportunity
to
to
all
the
neighborhoods
that
may
not
have
that
opportunity
in
mainstream
news
media.
So
we
strive
to
continue
to
do
that.
I
will
strive
along
with
his
son
Joseph,
who
is
here
along
with
me
to
ensure
that
your
stories
continue
to
be
in
our
paper.
We
ask
that
you
continue
to
support
us
I,
thank
all
my
family
and
friends
and
our
son
staff,
who
was
here
standing
with
us.
J
K
If
it
weren't
for
y'all,
we
wouldn't
be
up
here.
There
will
be
nothing
to
acknowledge
that
people
didn't
spend
that
money
and
that
time
investing
in
what
we
presented
as
a
paper
and
as
a
media
outlet.
So
I'm
truly
grateful
again.
I'm
humble
as
well
eternally
and
I
really
can't
thank
everyone
enough
for
this
opportunity,
and
we
really
owe
it
to
y'all
to
keep
this
paper
going
and
to
grow
it,
because
one
thing
that
I've
learned
throughout
this
time
is
that
accuracy
and
timeliness
are
truly
essential
to
being
a
successful
media
outlet.