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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CHICAGO – Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, California Lt. Governor and long time friend of Democratic party candidate for President of the United States Kamala Harris, shared with The National Herald her speech from the stage of the Democratic National Convention. Among other things, she spoke about how happy she is that the country is seeing the Kamala she’s known for years.
The full text of Kounalakis’ speech follows:
I, personally, can attest that Kamala is a leader who has our back. I’m California’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis. But I hold another title just as dear to me: Kamala Harris’ friend.
I met her when we were both young women trying to navigate the halls of power. I worked in housing; she had just been elected District Attorney.
We’d get frequent lunches. She was funny and fun. She was also a great mentor. Once I told her about a professional experience of being minimized because I was a woman. She put her fork down and said: “Eleni, never let anybody make you feel small.”
I saw her put that creed into action. When Wall Street foreclosed on millions of homes, Washington wisdom was that $4 billion was the best you could get. Other Attorneys General agreed. But because Kamala Harris grew up in a middle-class home, she knew that wasn’t enough for working families.So she put her foot down and refused to settle for less. She won $20 billion from the big banks for California homeowners.
That’s because she cares. She cares so much that she calls her friends on your birthday and sometimes she sings to you. She called me on mine, right when I had decided to run for Lieutenant Governor. She asked tough questions. I promised I’d follow her lead and invest in the future.
Together, we shattered a glass ceiling and got to work! I’m so glad the country is getting to see the Kamala I’ve known for over two decades. For Californians and Pennsylvanians…for Texans and for Wisconsinites…for states red and blue and everything in between…President Biden and Vice President Harris have been investing in our future and are on our side. And we’re not going back!
