[NBA Hall of Fame\Tim Duncan]
Congresswoman Plaskett: “St. Croix native Tim Duncan has become the first Virgin Islander and the third player in San Antonio franchise history with his jersey retired to be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, joining George Gervin and David Robinson.”
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Tim Duncan
TIM DUNCAN BECOMES FIRST VIRGIN ISLANDER INDUCTED INTO NBA HALL OF FAME
CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT: SECOND-CLASS CITIZENSHIP STILL PLAGUES PEOPLE IN U.S. TERRITORIES LIKE VIRGIN ISLANDS
[Supreme Court News\ U.S. Virgin Islands]
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett: “Our territorial status is eerily similar to the status of the original 13 colonies to the British government. Today, the unequal footing of the territories in voting power, proximity to the mainland, funding formulas and resources of our country continue to keep the Virgin Islands from becoming all that we can be much as it kept colonial America from realizing its full potential.”
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