[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO KABILI TAYARI

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 1996

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, July 11, Kabili 
Tayari is being honored for his lifelong commitment to justice. This 
event is being held at Jersey City State College in Jersey City, NJ.
  Kabili Tayari is a true believer of empowerment. Malcolm X's 
statement, ``use any means necessary'' comes to mind as I think of 
Kabili. Although he is a man of many strategies, he has chosen 
education as his ``weapon'' of choice in fighting the injustices of our 
society.
  In 1989, New Jersey's Governor appointed him to the Jersey City Board 
of Education. He has served the board in a number of capacities. He 
served as chairperson of the legislative committee from 1991 to 1996. 
He was vice president of the board from 1993 to 1995. On May 2, 1996, 
he was elected president of the Jersey City Board of Education.
  Although Kabili has served the citizens of Jersey City through its 
board of education, he has also shared his talents with other 
organizations. They include the Association for Retarded Children, the 
New Jersey State Conference of NAACP Branches, the Hudson County 
College Education Opportunity Fund, the Essex County College Education 
Opportunity Fund, the New Jersey Martin Luther King Commemorative 
Commission, the Region II National Title I/Chapter 1 Parents 
Organization, the Parents Council of the Jersey City a.k.a. Citywide 
Parents Council, and the Jersey City State College; his alma mater. He 
has held leadership roles in each of these groups that work for the 
empowerment of our citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure my colleagues will want to join me as I 
congratulate and thank Kabili Tayari for his dedication and commitment 
to making life better for so many.

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