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File #: 0256X-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ceremonial Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/13/2025 In control: Hardin
On agenda: 11/17/2025 Final action: 11/19/2025
Title: To Honor and Congratulate Nia Performing Arts Inc. on 23 Seasons of Success Performing Black Nativity
Sponsors: Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Otto Beatty III, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Melissa Green, Emmanuel V. Remy, Christopher Wyche

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To Honor and Congratulate Nia Performing Arts Inc. on 23 Seasons of Success Performing Black Nativity

 

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WHEREAS, for 23 years, Nia Performing Arts Inc. has produced the Langston Hughes Class Black Nativity, in order to celebrate the Spirit of Christ and his birth, as well as provide holiday joy to the community;

 

WHEREAS, the performance allows Nia Performing Arts Inc. to positively impact the lives of people in the community through the arts each year, with over thirty dedicated cast members coming together from across the community to share the story of the nativity through song and dance; and

 

WHEREAS, Nia Performing Arts Inc. has played the instrumental role in the community by providing local actors with opportunities to express themselves through the creative art of theatrical expression, fostering a new generation of talent in our community; and

 

WHEREAS, thanks to the hard work, dedication, and creativity of the director, cast, production team, stage team, and volunteers, Nia Performing Arts Inc. has been able to mark another successful year of retelling a timeless story; and

 

WHEREAS, Nia Performing Arts Inc. is continuing its legacy of providing performances that sparking meaningful conversations, explore human emotion, and foster diverse perspectives; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus honors and thanks the sponsors who help support the Arts and help make the production of community building events like Black Nativity possible; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council Honors and Congratulates Nia Performing Arts Inc. on 23 Seasons of Success Performing Black Nativity by Langson Hughes.