[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1102]
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HONORING AKBAR T. SALAAM FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO NEWARK AND NEW 
                                 JERSEY

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                          HON. LaMONICA McIVER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2025

  Mrs. McIVER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Akbar T. Salaam, 
a distinguished entrepreneur, statesman, and community leader whose 
decades of service have made an extraordinary impact on the people of 
Newark and the broader New Jersey community.
  For more than 58 years, Mr. Salaam has owned and operated the Unity 
Brand Halal Beef Sausage Company, a landmark institution in Newark that 
he has used not only as a business, but as a vehicle for social service 
and opportunity. He has partnered with Volunteers of America to support 
inmates returning to society, offering employment, skills training, and 
community service opportunities that help them rebuild their lives. He 
has also invested deeply in Newark's youth, providing high school 
students with job training and career mentoring to prepare them for the 
future. His tireless work has earned numerous honors, including 
induction into the Malcolm X Shabazz High School Alumni Hall of Fame 
(2014), multiple ``Businessman of the Year'' awards, and the Excellence 
in Business and Community Service Award from the New Jersey Senate, 
Assembly, and Newark Municipal Council (2018). Now, therefore, be it 
resolved that the Congress honors Akbar T. Salaam for his remarkable 
contributions to the community, his unwavering commitment to social 
justice, and his significant impact on the Halal industry.
  I congratulate Mr. Salaam. He makes New Jersey proud.

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