[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING LOCAL NAACP LEADERS

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, the vibrant African-American community in 
the Bronx and Westchester County have had a tireless advocate on their 
side for decades, the NAACP, fighting for reform and social progress, 
the rights of residents who want a fair shot in life and a better today 
and tomorrow for their children.
  We are all familiar with the effective advocacy of the NAACP, 
including the lifetime achievement of Dr. Hazel Dukes, who recently 
passed away, but there are local heroes, too, who do exceptional work 
in our hometown neighborhoods.
  Let me recognize some of these key branch leaders:
  In Co-Op City, Leslie Peterson and Brenda Brown;
  In New Rochelle, Aisha Cook and Jareca Lee;
  In Yonkers, Kisha Skipper and Karen Edmonson;
  In Williamsbridge, Laura Rhodan and Shirley Fearon;
  In Mt. Vernon, Kathie Brewington and A.J. Woodson;
  In White Plains-Greenburgh, Janice Griffiths;
  In Port Chester-Rye, James Henderson III.
  I also recognize other leaders such as Minister Mark McLean, Reverend 
Frank Coleman, and Reverend Margaret Fountain-Coleman.
  Their hard work and principled advocacy for equal rights, economic 
justice, and education warrants recognition on the floor of the House 
of Representatives.

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