Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Black History Month by honoring the organizations that have served as the training ground for many of our Nation's most extraordinary leaders. I am talking about the Divine Nine, the historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. They serve as a pipeline for Black leaders across business, academia, and, of course, right here in the Halls of Congress. The Divine Nine organizations are: Alpha Phi Alpha, whose colors are black and gold, founded in 1906 at Cornell University. My colleagues who are a part of Alpha are: CBC Chair Steve Horsford; Congressman Emanuel Cleaver; Congressmen Danny Davis, Al Green, Gregory Meeks, David Scott, and Bobby Scott; the National Urban League president, Marc Morial; and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Their honorable general president is Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III, my constituent. Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, whose colors are salmon pink and apple green, was founded in 1908 at Howard University. Their sisterhood proudly boasts Vice President Kamala Harris; my colleagues Sheila Jackson Lee, Terri Sewell, Frederica Wilson, Alma Adams, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Lauren Underwood, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Nikema Williams; the late, great Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson; civil rights leaders Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King; and my current and former staffers Meagan Thompson, April Williams-Luster, Evan Mitchell. Their honorable president is Danette Anthony Reed.…”