[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING DORIS MOORE BAILEY FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2022

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Doris Moore Bailey's innovative marketing 
skills for a national youth organization inspired her to develop middle 
school and teen mom initiatives in four Florida counties and 27 schools 
to provide services for 1,000 students yearly. An experienced adjunct 
professor and YMCA Program Director, she believes that no one achieves 
a successful life without the influence of positive mentoring.
  Twice appointed by Florida's Governor Lawton Chiles to The Peace 
River Basin Board of The Southwest Florida Water Management District, 
she participated in flyovers of the basin's 105 miles Peace River, 
Florida's Manatee River that flows into the Gulf of Mexico to Tampa 
Bay, and Florida's largest storage facility, with 1,147-acre New Wales 
gypstack, in Polk County.
  She established The African American Chamber of Commerce Polk County, 
Inc, the African American Historical Museum of Lakeland, re-established 
the Polk County Democratic Black Caucus, organized Polk County USCT and 
Buffalo Soldiers reenactors, and is a founder of Friends of Cathay 
Williams Organization, the only female Buffalo Soldier. She advocates 
for voters' right to access the ballot box and enhancing community 
resources.
  In 2022, she organized the African American Historical Museum of 
Lakeland--Equal Justice Initiative Lynching Community Remembrance 
Project, and Polk County's first commemoration of the 56th Anniversary 
Selma Bridge crossing Jubilee Unity march. She's a Polk County 
trailblazer spanning 30 years in talk radio as executive producer and 
host of `Our Voices'. Moore Bailey and husband of 44 years are parents 
of two adult children and five grandsons. In 1992, she organized 
Florida's first Juneteenth Observance. She's a member of New Bethel AME 
Church, a NAACP Gold Life Member, and a chartered member and past 
president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Chapter, Lakeland. She 
also authored anthologies: Voices of Unsung Immortal Mothers and Sons 
of Immortal Mothers.

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