CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH

JUNETEENTH ... A DAY FOR REFLECTION.... Hon. Austin Thompson, Judge Elizabeth Taylor, Hon. Frederick Gardiner, Hon. Julia Mejia are just some of the Caribbean American local and state elected officials who wil join Caribbean American advocates and activists in a series of dialogues on 'The Future of The American Dream:Emancipation Still Coming'. .

Caribbean American Legislative Forum has been celebrated officially, annually every year since 1999 when ICS hosted on Capitol Hill by then Congesswoman Donna Christensen.  For ICS, June represents an opportunity to bring together Caribbean American community leaders across the country to address common concerns and advance civic engagement.

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About Kamala Harris, VP of the United States Kamala Devi Harris born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president. She was born in Oakland, California. Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office.  She defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021. Biden selected her as his running mate in August 2020, and their ticket went on to win the general election in November. She assumed office as vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021.

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National Caribbean American Heritage Month has been celebrated officially, annually every June since 2006 when the first Presidential Proclamation was issued by President George Bush. The theme for NCAHM 2022 is “Standing in Our Legacy to Reignite Our Future”.  For ICS, June represents an opportunity to bring together Caribbean American community leaders across the country to address common concerns; to allow Caribbean Americans everywhere to feel a sense of place in the American public discourse; and to bring highlights of the contributions of Caribbean immigrants to the USA.