Political Quotes

“In 1976, the United States Government officially recognized Black History Month. Every February since, we take the time to reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to this great Nation. We stand on the shoulders of those who have paved the way not only for African Americans, but for all Americans: individuals such as Shirley Chisholm, who once was a Member of this body and the first African- American woman elected to the United States Congress; Congressman Parren Mitchell; Justice Thurgood Marshall; and my personal hero, Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, a civil rights leader and a social activist who understood jobs were the key to economic development and empowerment of African Americans. Reverend Sullivan had a very simple statement: ``Don't buy where you don't work.'' That is what Reverend Sullivan said: ``Don't buy where you don't work.'' Reverend Sullivan, who was on the board of General Motors, started something called OIC, that we all know about, in 1964. I was 10 years old when Reverend Sullivan started OIC Industrial Center. Reverend Sullivan led a movement, a movement that 400 ministers led against a baking company in the city of Philadelphia called Tastykake. That is where he said: ``Don't buy where you don't work.'' That is a message that is still very relevant to where we are today. It is clear that we need to change the dynamics of this economic structure.…”