Political Quotes

“In honor of Black History Month, I want to recognize Captain Keva Harris, born in Bartow, Florida, and raised in Haines City, Florida, in a family that stressed community involvement. While in high school, Ms. Harris worked with her grandmother to raise funds for band instruments and school trips. After her high school graduation, she started studying tae kwon do, opening a school for the Oakland community with her future husband, Ricky. She attended Polk Community College, and was hired as Haines City's first African-American female officer in 1993. While on the force, Captain Harris attended Warner University, graduating with a bachelor's degree and an MBA. She also attended the University of Phoenix, graduating with a master's in science and criminal justice. She is also the first Black woman in the city's history to hold an administrative position with the police force, but always coming back to community involvement, she became commander of the community service division in 2015. Harris became a lieutenant in 2006, and later that year was promoted to captain. In addition to her police duties, Ms. Harris is a longstanding member of the Haines City branch of the NAACP, which her mother-in-law served as a longtime president. Captain Harris is a member of the Northeast Revitalization Group, an organization that serves the Oakland community with neighborhood cleanup, a Christmas breakfast, a local museum, and the city's annual Martin Luther King, Jr., parade.…”