[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO TAHARKA ROBINSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor 
Taharka Robinson for his devotion to public service in his community.
  Taharka Robinson was born and raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant 
Community of Kings County. He attended Community Head Start, Martin De 
Porres School, Uhuru Sassa Shule, the Dwayne Braithwaite School, J.H.S 
35 and Boys and Girls High School. Growing up, he was fortunate enough 
to have been exposed to community affairs at an early age. Rev. Taharka 
attended P.T.A. meetings, school board meetings, community board 
meetings, rallies, voter registration drives, political campaign 
meetings and even protests. Exposed to all of these events, Rev. 
Taharka understood that there was something significant about serving 
the community.
  In 2002 after working on numerous political campaigns, Rev. Taharka 
started Urban Consulting Group Inc., a political consulting firm that 
targeted urban communities throughout the state of N.Y. Through his 
commitment and dedication Taharka successfully orchestrated the 
election of five African American Judges to the Kings County Civil 
Court over the course of three consecutive election cycles.
  In 2006 Rev. Taharka Robinson took a leave of absence from political 
consulting to pursue ministerial studies. After completing his studies 
and acquiring the required certification, Rev. Taharka Robinson started 
Victory Consulting Group, Inc. a full service consulting firm that 
handles every phase of a campaign, from strategy, management, community 
outreach, polling, to media and field coordination. Since 2003, Rev. 
Taharka Robinson has worked to help promote equity in the Kings County 
Court System. Through his work, serving as a Judge in Kings County is a 
more attainable goal for people of color.
  Taharka has demonstrated his commitment to public service through 
interaction with community faith based and political organizations. 
Rev. Taharka convenes an annual Clergy Luncheon that is focused on 
highlighting the needs of the most fragile people in our communities. 
Rev. Taharka is the founder of The Brooklyn Anti-Violence Coalition, an 
organization that deals with the issue of crime and violence in the 
community. Rev. Taharka Robinson's life vision is to promote leadership 
within the community, create mentoring opportunities for young men and 
women and continue the legacy of his mother.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Mr. Taharka Robinson for his 
commitment to serving others and continued dedication to the community.

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