[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING ALFRED A. EDMOND, JR.

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2003

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to a friend of the Sixth District of New Jersey. Mr. Alfred 
A. Edmond, Jr. is the Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief of 
``Black Enterprise'' Magazine--a premier source of business, 
investment, entrepreneurship, careers and financial management 
information for African Americans, as well as other racial and ethnic 
groups. I am pleased that he is the guest speaker at the 
Communications-Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey's 
annual Black History Month Luncheon on February 5, 2003. This year's 
Black History Month theme is ``The Souls of Black Folk--100th 
Anniversary'' in commemoration of the publication of the book by the 
noted author, newspaper and publications editor, historian and 
professor Dr. W.E.B. Dubois.
  Mr. Edmond, a native of Long Branch, New Jersey, who currently 
resides in Brooklyn, New York, will be honored today for his 
accomplishments as a business and financial editor and leader. As 
Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, Mr. Edmond oversees the 
research, planning, development and publication of information on 
entrepreneurship, leadership, careers, professional development and 
financial management to 4.1 million readers monthly. A talented and 
highly motivated individual, Mr. Edmond also provides motivational and 
self-development ``words of wisdom'' to the magazines' readers. An 
award-winning reporter and editor, Mr. Edmond was selected for three 
consecutive years (1998-2000) by TJFR Business News Reporter as one of 
the 100 Most Influential Financial Journalists in the country.
  Mr. Edmond attended Long Branch High School where he was inducted 
into its Distinguished Alumni Academic Hall of Fame in 1996. He 
graduated in 1983 from Rutgers College at Rutgers, the State University 
of New Jersey in New Brunswick with a degree in studio art and a minor 
in economics. Mr. Edmond led a Steering Committee in establishing the 
Rutgers University African American Alumni Alliance in 1990. He also 
served as an adjunct professor in the journalism department at Rutgers 
University.
  Ms. Nancey Jackson-Johnson, a native of Newark, New Jersey who now 
resides in Freehold, New Jersey will perform as guest soloist and be 
recognized at this luncheon for her talent and accomplishments. In 
1997, Ms. Jackson-Johnson recorded her debut album entitled ``Free, Yes 
I'm Free.'' With the success of her debut album she released her 
sophomore project entitled ``Relationship'' in 1999. She was also a 
1999 Stella Award Nominee for Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. 
Ms. Nancey Jackson-Johnson was the guest soloist at the Communications-
Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth's Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King 
Birthday Observance in January of 2003 and received rave reviews.
  On this day we celebrate and honor the distinguished Mr. Alfred A. 
Edmond for his extensive accomplishments as a business editor and 
leader. I ask my colleagues to join with me in commending him in his 
dedication to his magazine and its readers.

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