[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ANDREA HARRIS

  (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ADAMS. Madam Speaker, I am honored today to stand on the floor of 
the House to honor the life of a cherished friend and extraordinary 
North Carolinian, Andrea L. Harris, a resident of Henderson, North 
Carolina, who passed away on May 20, 2020.
  Her death leaves a tremendous void throughout our State, but her 
life's work is a lasting reminder of her courageous fight for civil and 
human rights, social justice, and building Black wealth.
  A bold voice of reason for the underrepresented, her work helped 
improve the quality of life for so many.
  A proud alumna of Bennett College, an advocate for HBCUs, a shero for 
Black businesses, this ``mother of minority enterprise'' was always 
about making good trouble.
  She cofounded the North Carolina Institute for Minority Economic 
Development, serving as president for more than two decades.
  Andrea L. Harris made our State, our community, and our world much 
better than she found it and fulfilled the Scripture in Psalms 84:10, 
which says: ``Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand 
elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than 
dwell in the tents of the wicked.''
  Rest in peace, my friend.
  Andrea, we love and miss you.

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