Elijah Eugene Cummings, Honoring the Distinguished Ethiopian Poet Laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
“ Ailing health forced Tsegaye to leave his beloved Ethiopia in 1998 to move to New York for medical treatment that was not available in Ethiopia. Undeterred by illness, weakened eyesight, and an exhausting regimen of medical procedures, he continued to educate and inspire through his art, his unwavering social consciousness, and his sense of purpose and humanity. ”
