[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 41 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E426]
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                    TRIBUTE TO BARBARA AUSTIN LUCAS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, in the borough of Brooklyn there is an 
institution called Bridge Street A.M.E. Church which serves as a beacon 
of light and a source of spiritual sustenance for its parishioners. 
Assistant Pastor Barbara Austin Lucas contributes greatly to the 
positive activities and energies that flow from the church. Reverend 
Barbara has impeccable academic credentials. She graduated with honors 
from Tufts University, received masters degrees from Boston University 
and Colgate Rochester Divinity School, and earned her Ed.D at Union 
Theological Seminary and Teachers College, Columbia University.
  Reverend Barbara has traveled throughout the Western Hemisphere as 
well as the continent of Africa in her quest to seek knowledge and 
spread goodwill. An organizer by nature, Barbara is responsible for the 
Sisters Sharing Convocation in Buffalo, a program that focused on 
African-American women addressing solutions to critical problems that 
beset the black community. She is also a member of the Missionary 
Society, the Brooklyn Historical Society, the NAACP, and Church Women 
United.
  A devoted mother and wife, Reverend Lucas has three children, Kemba, 
Hakim, and Kareem. She also works with her husband, the Reverend 
Frederick A. Lucas, Jr., pastor of Bridge Street A.M.E. Church. 
Reverend Lucas has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 
Outstanding Young Women of America, the Sister Sharing Award, and the 
Church Woman of the Year Award. I am pleased to recognize her unique 
achievements and contributions.

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