[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2047]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MRS. ETHEL MINOR

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Ethel Minor, the 
outgoing President of the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People (NAACP), for her 14 years of service to the San Antonio 
Chapter of the NAACP.
  Ms. Minor was born on November 26, 1922 in the City of San Antonio in 
the State of Texas. She attended Prairie View A&M University and 
majored in Business Administration at St. Mary's University in San 
Antonio, Texas. She then began her 35 years of service to Kelly Air 
Force Base as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist in the Black 
Employment Program, fighting for equal treatment of employees at the 
Kelly Air Force Base until her retirement in 1980.
  Ms. Minor was involved in the civil rights marches and protests 
throughout Bexar County during the turbulent 1960s, was elected to the 
San Antonio Branch of the NAACP in 1987, and served for 10 consecutive 
years from 1987 to 1996, and 4 years from 2003-2006. Under her 
remarkable leadership, the San Antonio Branch of the NAACP succeeded 
with the voter registration drives. She also promoted the education of 
the African-American youth, advocated for the local African-American 
community, and organized the San Antonio Annual Martin Luther King Day 
March Celebration, which has become the largest annual civil rights 
celebration in the entire Nation with over 100,000 attendees.
  In addition to her work as the first female President of the San 
Antonio Branch of the NAACP, Ms. Minor is extensively involved in many 
community service and educational organizations including the 
Centennial, Scholarship, and Diversity Committees at St. Philip's 
College, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and the National 
Council of Negro Women. She was the first black PTA President at 
Brackenridge High School, a Member of the District Educational 
Improvement Council (DEIC) in the East Central School District, and the 
Program and Nominating Chair of the International Training and 
Communication ITC. She has received numerous honors and awards such as: 
the Yellow Rose of Texas which was given to her by then-Governor Mark 
White, the Key to the City of New Orleans, the Friend of Education 
Award from American Federation of Teachers, Top Ladies of Distinction 
Spirit Award, and the Martin Luther King Award. She was also an 
inductee into the Women's Hall of Fame and has been presented several 
awards by the local branches and the state chapter of the NAACP as well 
involved in the religious community at the Antioch Baptist Church where 
she remains a devoted member.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize the passion Ms. Minor has 
demonstrated in advancing the civil rights of the African-American 
community.

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