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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. FREDERICA S. WILSON
of florida
in the house of representatives
Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, from the 24th District of the great state of Florida, I rise today to recognize and commend Mr. T. Willard Fair, a visionary and community activist, whose distinguished and unprecedented leadership as President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Miami for fifty years broke down racial and discriminatory barriers in employment, education, and housing for African-Americans. His leadership transformed the climate of exclusion in South Florida in the 1960s and ushered in new era of inclusion and social change. I include in the Record the following proclamation:
Whereas, Mr. Fair has dedicated his professional career to
promoting the interest and well-being of the African-American
community, and as president and CEO of the Urban League of
Greater Miami lead campaigns that successfully integrated
corporations and businesses, and public and private volunteer
organizations, in Miami, desegregated public housing in Dade
County, and worked to make affordable housing available
through countless construction and rehabilitation projects;
Whereas, Mr. Fair is deeply committed to solving complex
problems, ranging from unemployment to illiteracy, that
plague our community and offering solutions through expert
ana]ysis, publications in the Miami Herald, Miami Magazine,
and Tropic Magazine, and through interviews with 60 Minutes,
the Tom Brokaw Show, and Ebony Magazine;
Whereas, Mr. Fair has demonstrated superior capabilities in
community development while providing dynamic leadership over
the Urban League of Greater Miami, which strives to improve
the lives of individuals and families through employment,
childcare, senior citizen services, housing, economic
development, training, community service, political advocacy,
and education;
Whereas, Mr. Fair co-founded Florida's first charter
school, and has served as an adjunct professor at the Atlanta
University School of Social Work, Bethune-Cookman University,
Florida International University, and the National Urban
League's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Center for Urban Leadership;
Whereas, Mr. Fair's excellence in education, leadership,
and service has been recognized by various organizations
through awards, accolades, and appointments, including former
Secretary of State Colin Powell's Advisory Committee on
Cultural Affairs, President Obama's Commission on White House
Fellowships—Miami Regional Selection Panel, the United
States' Advisory Committee on Cultural Affairs, and a tenure
as past chairperson of the Florida State Board of Education;
and
Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Frederica S. Wilson,
a Member of the United States House of Representatives,
representing the 24th Congressional District of Florida,
commend Mr. T. Willard Fair for his unwavering commitment and
faithful service to our community, state and country, and the
Urban League of Greater Miami.