HONORING MARISOL VELEZ

On 2025-11-20, Representative Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING MARISOL VELEZ" in the House.

HONORING MARISOL VELEZ

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)] [House] [Page H4832] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING MARISOL VELEZ (Mrs. Ramirez of Illinois was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mrs. RAMIREZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Marisol Velez, known as Pinqy Ring. She is a rooted, revolutionary Puerto Rican emcee from Chicago, decolonizing minds as a rapper, educator, mentor, and speaker. As a cultural worker and disruptor, Pinqy's music ignites our imaginations and sustains our struggle against displacement and erasure. As an educator and mentor, she shapes the next generation of creative changemakers through culturally rooted programming and radical care. Pinqy is a GRAMMY U mentor. She sits on the National Advisory Board for Music Will and serves as a U.S. Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador to facilitate cultural diplomacy programming and conflict transformation through music. In her roles, she is shaping the first-ever K-12 hip-hop guidelines with the Hip-Hop Education Center. On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, I commend her. ____________________