Senate Resolution No. 2618
BY: Senator RYAN
HONORING Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke
upon the occasion of winning the 2024 Sports Emmy
Award
WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve
the best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration
and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke have given not only
of their time and energies but also of their competence, intelligence,
and leadership and consequently have been designated for this special
honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Jillian
Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke upon the occasion of winning the 2024
Sports Emmy Award at the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards Ceremony at
Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City, New York, on
Tuesday, May 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, In the Short Film category, Jillian Hanesworth, Poet
Laureate and activist, and Augustus Clarke, co-producer and two-time
Sports Emmy Award winner, both natives of Buffalo, obtained the Dick
Schaap Outstanding Writing Award; and
WHEREAS, Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke attained this
achievement for their short film about the resilience of the City of
Buffalo, New York, titled "Still Here," written for "NFL 360" which
chronicles stories, people, and places that define the National Football
League; the film was poetically narrated by Jillian Hanesworth; and
WHEREAS, "Still Here" reveals the tragedies that had befallen the
City of Buffalo, including the racially motivated shooting that claimed
the lives of 10 Black people on May 14, 2022, and the Christmas blizzard
that same year; and
WHEREAS, The National Football League (NFL) describes "Still Here"
as a passionate statement about a heartbroken community leaning on its
beloved football team, the Buffalo Bills, to heal from a year of
off-field tragedies; and
WHEREAS, Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke have contributed
their time and talents in their commendable endeavors and have given of
themselves unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by
individuals for the benefit of others which Jillian Hanesworth and
Augustus Clarke have displayed; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke upon the occasion of
winning the 2024 Sports Emmy Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke.
