[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING DON LEMON

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 12, 2022

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Don Lemon 
on his accomplishments and to congratulate him on receiving the 5000 
Role Models of Excellence Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom and 
Justice Award.
  Don Lemon is a multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning CNN 
Anchor. He has worked for news stations across the country and has 
reported for NBC News' New York Operations as a correspondent for 
Today, Weekend Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.
  Born on March 1, 1966, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Don Lemon graduated 
from Baton Rouge public schools and attended Louisiana State 
University, later graduating from Brooklyn College. The best-selling 
author moderates CNN political town halls and co-hosted the Color of 
Covid special that addressed the pandemic's impact on communities of 
color.
  During the 116th Congress, I worked to pass historic, bipartisan 
legislation creating the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men 
and Boys. Mr. Lemon will always be remembered as a leading network 
voice following the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests and 
riots.
  Mr. Lemon was honored for being a champion for males of color at the 
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project's 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, and it is an honor to call him a 
friend.

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