[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E94]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. RON DANIELS

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                        HON. JONATHAN L. JACKSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2025

  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Ron Daniels is the 
President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Founder 
of the Haiti Support Project. Dr. Daniels is a longtime advocate for 
the African diaspora in the U.S. and a leading figure in the field of 
Africana studies.
  As a Distinguished Professor of history, political, science and Pan 
African studies, he has dedicated his career to preparing the next 
generation of leaders to lead in these vital fields.
  As the Deputy Campaign Manager for my father, Reverend Jesse 
Jackson's 1988 Presidential campaign, Dr. Daniels worked tirelessly to 
advance the vital issues and causes my father has advocated for 
decades. Dr. Daniels ran as an independent candidate for President in 
1992 as an extension of his commitment to fulfilling the vision and 
mission of the Rainbow/PUSH organization.
  Dr. Daniels has been a leading figure in some of the most significant 
social and political movements over the last six decades, including 
Freedom Inc. in Youngstown, Ohio; the African Liberation Day Support 
Committee, which spawned the first African Liberation Day (ALD) USA; 
the National Black Political Assembly (NBPA); National Black 
Independent Political Party (NBIPP); and the African American 
Progressive Action Network (AAPAN). Dr. Daniels played a key role in 
the formation of the National African American Leadership Summit 
(NAALS), and he was a member of the Executive Council of the National 
Organizing Committee of the historic Million Man March and Day of 
Absence in 1995 and the Millions More Movement in 2005. He currently 
serves as Convener of the National African American Reparations 
Commission (NAARC), which has emerged a driving force in the U.S. and 
global reparations movements.
  Dr. Ron Daniel's work and career has advanced the interests of the 
African Diaspora in the U.S. and helped to enable Continental Africans, 
Afro-Caribbeans and Afro-Latinos to gain greater representation and 
recognition for their contributions in our Nation's history.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing his 
career and achievements.

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