bethune's selfless, singular focus. then consider the influence that you, as a graduate, could have on the lives of others, both now and into the future. all that is required for world-shaking change is your conscious and courageous decision to serve. your path here was shaped by others, educators, parents, family members, neighbors and friends. never forget that. through serving others, you can extend that legacy. later today i will have the honor of visiting dr. bethune's home and paying my respects at her gravesite. [booing] [shouting] i am moved by words in her last will and testament, where dr. bethune described what she hoped her legacy would be. the beautifully written testament cited love, hope and a thirst for education as the ideals she wanted people to embrace in her memory. she concluded with a section titled 'a responsibility to our young people,' and made clear her unshakeable belief that the world's fate belonged to the youth she dedicated her entire life to serving. in it she wrote, our children must nev

visits the bethune statue in lincoln park.imes he thinks about her lifetime of fighting for rights. he says it would be nice to see more statues like this. >> i think that would be great. d.c. the more statues and more black women i think would add a nice flavor to the city. >> reporter: ward five down scoe member kenyon mcduffy also wants more statues recognizing women and people of color. he into on duesedroduced a billt lea put up at least one stat dhu in each ward. >> there have been lots of people who have made major contributions. >> reporter: mcduffy says charles hamilton houston should be honored first. >> people don't know that he helped train thurgood marshall when he was teen at here in the district of columbia, he graduated from dunbar high school. >> reporter: liz foster and her two boys learned about statues around the city while playing pokemon go. >> it's a great idea so kids are aware that other people are doing great things. >> reporter: christian jones looks up to historical figures. >> they can see role mod

. >> reporter: the bethune stath chew is a great one.t was the first statue on public land in d.c. to recognize an african-american person. not a lot of statues like this one in the city. so this is why we want to tell you what is happening now. so if you take a look, the city of course is filled with monuments, memorials. few recognize the accomplishments and contributions of women and of people of color. bethune was an educator, humanitarian, civil rights actity advicact actity activist. and across here in the park there is a statue recognizing abraham lincoln and the emancipation proclamation. so a lot of statues along those lines, a lot honoring military admirals and generals, but not a when will lot of women and of people of color. so on d.c. councilman teddy mcduffy introduced a bill in week asking the came medical are a commemorative works ghigs to put up statues in each ward highlighting women and people of color. mcduffy says the first one should be charles hamilton houston. >> charles hamilton houston helped to train thurgood m

should not have had devoid -- dei do, the secretary of education -- at the bethune rad -- bethune graduation. that is unimaginable. how do you make thick u. governable. >> they made their statement. they made their statement. also, when the person who introduced her as well they made the statement with her and made it with the education secretary, and very good point. very good point. and, again, hash tag, race in america, break the twitter, break the twitter. if you have questions come forward. there's so much on the table. there's so much on the table right now. and i'm just -- as a reporter who has been covering the white house for 20 years and you have been in the streets longer than that, but when there is persistence, en masse, things happen i'm not seeing it at the white house now. going back to my conversation with hari belafonte, he said back in the '50s and '60s people came taught but now there's a different move on the other side that has funding towards anything the other side will do, like heritage, or the nra, talk to me about the resources going into the activism to create cha

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washington to ry mccloud bethune, w.b. deboys, and martin luther king jr., hbcu visionaries and graduates have set powerful examples of leadership. the legacy of hbcu's is one of significant courage and steadfast determination. the structures on these campuses across the country are living testaments to african-american history and deserve to be stabilized and restored. hbcu's are among america's national stresh sure that must be preserved and protect -- treasures that must be preserved and protected for future generations. thank you, mr. speaker. i urge all our colleagues to support this needed legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina yields back. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. cook: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. virginia.man from mr. buyer: i would like to yield three minutes to the distinguished member from congress, from north carolina, dr. adams. the speaker pro tempore: the gent