[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E690-E691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  BAY AREA URBAN LEAGUE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR SOCIAL AND 
                           ECONOMIC EQUALITY

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                         HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 1996

  Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, as we approach the 21st century, our Nation 
faces important issues of priority for the betterment of our citizens. 
We need not reinvent the wheel. We need only to look at our local 
communities for the richness and wealth of experiences to achieve 
social and economic equality.
  The Bay Area Urban League [BAUL], 1 of 144 affiliates of the National 
Urban League and founded in 1946, is a tremendous resource in the Ninth 
California Congressional District. It is a model of diversity, both in 
its members and the community it serves. BAUL is an interracial, 
nonprofit community service organization in the five Bay Area counties 
that helps African-Americans and minorities achieve equal opportunities 
in education and employment. It provides employment counseling, on-the-
job training, sponsors job fairs, HIV-AIDS prevention projects, and 
runs the Oakland-Emiliano Zapata Street Academy for at-risk youth. 
BAUL's economic development program in low and moderate income 
communities advances economic development that promotes affordable 
housing and community and business lending as well as consumer 
education.
  The five decades of outstanding and effective contribution to the 
community is equally marked with the recent appointment of Ms. Carole 
Watson, the first woman president in the Bay Area Urban League's 
history. Under her leadership and in her own words ``BAUL is

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needed today more than ever before. There are still a large number of 
African-Americans and people of color who are not getting access to all 
the opportunities of our technological world. We need to push for new 
activities that foster racial inclusion''. This is the history and 
legacy of the Bay Area Urban League as it celebrates its 50 years.

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