Sharon Marshall testifies for Edith Mott Young Way

So good morning.

I want to thank you, Chair Hankerson and the distinguished members of the Parks and Recreation Committee for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of the co-naming of

Edith Mott Young Way on Union between Albany and Kingston Avenues in Brooklyn, New York.

My name is Sharon Marshall.

I am the president-elect for the Brooklyn Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

In fact, my term starts tomorrow, well, tonight at midnight.

And so I want to share with you that Brooklyn Alumni Chapter has over 350 members that do significant work in the community.

But to be able to also have it anchored with this co-naming as a place where a founder of Delta Sigma Theta actually resided during...

Her time is especially poignant and significant for us.

If you are not familiar, Delta Sigma Theta was founded in 1913 at Howard University by 22 visionary women, including our founding soror, Edith Mott Young.

And so I will turn it over to Sor Leah Cooper, who is our chair of Heritage and Archives, who has worked diligently to have this day happen.