[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 132 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10179-S10180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           BLACK CAREER WOMEN

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
achievement of a very valuable community organization in Cincinnati, 
OH.
  The group--known as Black Career Women, or BCW--has been serving the 
African-American community in Cincinnati and throughout the United 
States for 20 years. Back in the early 1980's, BCW provided word 
processing assistance and office-skill development

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services to unemployed and underemployed women--to help them get decent 
jobs with a living wage.
  This nonprofit organization provides an extremely valuable service to 
corporations and managers who are trying to develop and support 
successful skills-development strategies for African-American women. 
Working in partnership with executives, BCW has helped improve the 
lives of countless women from corporate executives to entrepreneurs.
  Over the last two decades, more than 10,000 women have benefited from 
the service of Black Career Women.
  Black Career Women has been helping the African-American women in the 
Cincinnati area and throughout the Nation achieve the goals of self-
help and self-determination. They deserve the praise of all people who 
believe in diversity, economic progress, and independence for working 
people.
  I ask all my colleagues to join me in extending our warmest 
congratulations on their 20th anniversary. They are making a big 
difference for the better in the life of the Cincinnati area and the 
entire nation.

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