Political Quotes

“when I thought about this year's theme for the special order on Black History Month, ``Empowering African-America Organizations: Present and Future,'' I could not help but think of all of the men and women who have paved the way for many African-Americans of the present. This year, I would like to pay tribute to 20 members of the First District of Ohio. Their accomplishments and contributions were recently honored by the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's First Heritage Award. This year's theme ``Glorifying the Lion,'' is taken from the African proverb ``Until the lions have their own historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter.'' This year's lions are. Dorthy Cunningham Bailey, Theodore M. Berry, Sr., John Blanton, L. Venchael Booth, Edmund Casey, Virginia Coffey, Vera Edwards, Tecumseh X. Graham, Bruce Green, Joseph A. Hall. Lawrence Hawkins, William Lawless Jones, Alleno Renfro, Marjorie Parham, Fred Shuttlesworth, Donald A. Spencer, Marian A. Spencer, Emily T. Spicer, Fred Suggs, Ernic Waits. For many of these Cincinnati seniors this honor is long overdue. Each of the lions has contributed over 30 years of service to Cincinnati's communities. The word ``lion'' symbolizes characteristics like strength, nobility, greatness, and fearlessness. These lions have demonstrated all of these qualities during the course of their lives and have served as leaders during times that were not always easy.”