[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 79 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF VICKIE THOMAS

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 7, 2021

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
contributions of award-winning journalist Vickie Thomas, a proud 
daughter of Michigan's 13th Congressional District.
  Ms. Thomas was raised in Highland, Park Michigan and first became 
interested in journalism as a student at Detroit Henry Ford High 
School. She went on to graduate with honors, earning her degree in 
broadcast journalism from Wayne State University. Ms. Thomas is best 
known in southeast Michigan as the voice of WWJ NewsRadio, where she 
reported on local news and events.
  Ms. Thomas' work has garnered local and national accolades. She has 
earned awards from the Detroit Press Foundation, the Michigan 
Association of Broadcasters, the Associated Press, and the National 
Association of Black Journalists. Ms. Thomas is a recipient of the 
national ``Gabriel Award'' from UNDA-USA for the WWJ Black History 
Month Series ``The African-American Church: The Heart and Soul of Metro 
Detroit's Black Community.'' She is a member of the National 
Association of Black Journalists.
  Please join me in paying tribute to Vickie Thomas's numerous 
achievements and hard work in bringing news and stories of local 
interest to the people of southeast Michigan.

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