Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Barbara Sharief
Department: County Commission
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-312 designating a portion of NW 6th Court in the Broward Municipal Services District in honor of Judge Zebedee Wright and Dr. Kathleen C. Wright. (Commissioner Sharief)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is necessary to adopt a Resolution renaming a County-owned road.
What Action Accomplishes
Adopts the proposed Resolution renaming a County-owned road after Judge Zebedee Wright and Dr. Kathleen C. Wright.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
This item proposes renaming the portion of NW 6th Court from NW 27th Avenue to NW 31st Avenue, located in the Broward Municipal Services District ("County Road"), in honor of Judge Zebedee Wright ("Judge Wright") and his late wife Dr. Kathleen C. Wright ("Dr. Wright"), a couple who have made significant contributions to Broward County ("County"). Judge Wright is a long-term resident of NW 6th Court.
Judge Wright was born in 1934, and grew up in Pahokee, Florida, where he experienced the vestiges of the Jim Crow Era. Subsequently, Judge Wright moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was determined to get an education. He attended Dillard High School and excelled academically, allowing him to earn a scholarship to attend college. Judge Wright graduated from Florida A & M University, receiving a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Thereafter, he studied law at Florida State University ("FSU") College of Law. Judge Wright was the first African-American male student to graduate from the FSU College of Law.
After law school, Judge Wright defended civil rights as an attorney and worked in his community to mobilize the African-American community to vote. In 1982, Judge Wright, along with other attorneys, formed the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, named after Thomas J. Re...
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