Peter Koo commends Flushing black leaders
Posted on March 3, 2011 by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, City Offices, District 20
City Councilman Peter Koo (c.) presents New York City Council proclamations to four community members in honor of Black History Month. Photo courtesy Peter Koo
City Councilman Peter Koo (R-Flushing) honored four members of the African-American community last week in celebration of Black History Month.
Koo presented Council Proclamations Friday afternoon to the Rev. Calvin Leander Gibson, Nicole Labades, Craig Kinsey Sr. and the Rev. Richard McEachern.
“I am honored to acknowledge the contributions of outstanding members of our community in observance of Black History Month,” Koo said in a statement. “[The honorees] are all upstanding citizens of New York and great assets to our community. They are civic-minded individuals who give with their hearts and exhibit selfless dedication to the people they serve.”
Gibson is pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Flushing, Labades is president of the Latimer Gardens Community Center Advisory Board and recording secretary of the Latimer Gardens Tenant Association, Kinsey is a local community activist for the Bland Houses in Flushing and McEachern is pastor at Macedonia A.M.E. Church in Flushing.
“Black History Month provides us with a special opportunity to reflect upon the countless African Americans whose legacies have woven the rich quilt of our great nation,” Koo said. “Let us take care and pride to remember the numerous sacrifices they made in the name of freedom, justice and equality for all Americans …. We recognize that this road was paved for them by other remarkable individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that others may enjoy the freedoms that endure today. The individuals here today are exemplary leaders and a shining example of extraordinary citizens.”
JAN 25, 2012
These Blacks who are being honoured, how come they have done nothing to get black youth and young men and women JOBS in Flushing? HAVE they talked to MR. KOO?
I’ve been living in Flushing for about 11 yrs I HAVEN’T SEEN AN ASIAN STORE OR SUPERMARKET HIRING BLACKS. WHY? FOR THAT MATTER I DON’T SEE WHITES EITHER. GO TO ROOSEVELT AND MAIN ST. go to PATHMARK MALL AND SEE IF YOU SEE ONE!
WHERE are the Black Businesses?
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