Cleo Fields: “I want to personally thank all the African-American women in this country, those who came before us, or before me, and…”

“I want to personally thank all the African-American women in this country, those who came before us, or before me, and those who are present today in our society who have opened up so many doors of opportunity. That leads me to a very brief discussion, Mr. Chairman. I wish to talk about a few African-American women from Louisiana. I want to start by talking about an African-American woman by the name of Yola Antoine. Just a few weeks ago, as a matter of fact, when I was traveling in my district giving speeches for Black History Month, I was speaking at a church, and the mother of the church was Ms. Antoine, and the pastor had her to stand, and found out she was 100 years old. So I certainly want to take this moment to recognize her and talk about what type of a woman she is. She is a great woman, because even at 100 years old, she still has kids gathering at her home, and she reads the Bible to them, and she should be commended for that.”