Recognizing and Honoring the Life and Legacy of Congressman Dwight Evans on the Occasion of His 71st Birthday and Declaring May 16, 2025, as "Dwight Evans Day" in the City of Philadelphia.

Recognizing and Honoring the Life and Legacy of Congressman Dwight Evans on the Occasion of His 71st Birthday and Declaring May 16, 2025, as "Dwight Evans Day" in the City of Philadelphia. Whereas, Dwight Evans was born on May 16, 1954, in the City of Philadelphia and raised in the Germantown and West Oak Lane neighborhoods; and Whereas, Dwight Evans is a proud graduate of Philadelphia’s public schools, having attended Germantown High School and later earning degrees from the Community College of Philadelphia and La Salle University; and Whereas, Dwight began his career in public service as a teacher in Philadelphia’s public school system and as a community activist with the Urban League, dedicating himself to improving educational outcomes, reducing crime, and revitalizing neighborhoods; and Whereas, In 1980, at the age of 26, Dwight Evans was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he served for over three decades, including 20 years as the first African American Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, helping to direct state resources toward education, public safety, job training and economic development; and Whereas, Congressman Evans has championed community-led development in Northwest Philadelphia through the creation of the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC), which helped transform Ogontz Avenue and West Oak Lane into a thriving economic and cultural hub; and Whereas, He was instrumental in the founding of the West Oak Lane Cha…