Political Quotes

“My friend Fahari Jeffers' legacy as a civil rights and labor rights leader in American history had its beginning in the Black Power movement. She joined the San Diego chapter of the U.S. organization in 1967 and served as a teacher in the weekend School of Afro-American Culture for Children. A dedicated civil rights advocate and cultural rights powerhouse, she became involved in labor union organizing, having convened the major African People's gatherings in the 1970s and worked with the NIA cultural organization in San Diego. Fahari was proud of her roots in the Black Power movement. Her early work prepared her for the work that Cesar Chavez recruited and trained her and her husband, Ken Msemaji, to do in founding and building the United Domestic Workers of America. Today, over 200,000 California homecare workers and nearly 2 million nationally work under union contracts. Her model of collective bargaining rights law is now patterned across the Nation. On Sunday, March 18, 2018, Fahari Jeffers was inducted into the San Diego Women's Hall of Fame for her work in cofounding the United Domestic Workers of America. With her passing, the State of California and our Nation suffered a tremendous loss. She will be remembered for her ``si, se puede'' attitude and for exemplifying the meaning of her Swahili given name, Fahari, which means magnificent, and magnificent she was. ____________________”