[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1737]
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                   TRIBUTE TO CORNELL LEVERETT MOORE

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                           HON. KEITH ELLISON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, it is with great joy that I rise today to 
honor and congratulate Mr. Cornell Leverett Moore, the esteemed lawyer 
and activist from Minneapolis. Cornell recently received the 
Distinguished Citizen Award from the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in 
recognition of his exemplary ongoing service to the citizens of 
Minnesota and the United States. This great honor has doubtlessly found 
a worthy recipient in Cornell.
  I first had the pleasure of meeting Cornell nearly 20 years ago, and 
he has then become a personal hero to me. I am to this day taken aback 
by his openness and his willingness to help. Cornell is admired by all 
of his colleagues, and I am personally blessed to have had such an 
outstanding teacher, such an involved mentor, and such a good friend 
for all of these years. In addition to being an outstanding member of 
the professional community, Cornell has set an amazing example through 
his remarkable ability to make time for everybody in need of his help.
  Cornell has nobly lent his efforts to countless civic organizations. 
He has served as the chairman of the Minneapolis Public Housing 
Authority--in addition to numerous other housing advocacy groups--
fighting to ensure that low-income families have a place to call home. 
He sits on the board of trustees of many institutions of higher 
learning, including Howard University, where Cornell studied law. With 
a history of fighting for civil rights in Minnesota, Cornell is now 
working on increasing diversity within the ranks of Twin Cities-area 
law firms. He was also elected president of Sigma Pi Phi, the nation's 
oldest African-American fraternal organization, in its l00th year of 
existence.
  Madam Speaker, a list of the ways in which Cornell has served his 
community, of his honors and awards, is far too long to detail in one 
attempt. I am happy to report that Cornell has shown no signs of 
slowing down his outstanding work. His receiving Kappa Alpha Psi's 
Distinguished Citizen Award should not be viewed simply in honor of the 
great things Cornell has already accomplished, but as a milestone. 
Madam Speaker, you can expect many more great things to come from my 
friend Cornell.

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