[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1965-E1966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO DR. LESTER CARTER

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Dr. Lester Cart, recipient of the James Baker Award from the Milwaukee 
Community Brainstorming Conference (CBC). The CBC was established to 
inform the community about a range of facts, issues, and solutions that 
relate to the well-being of the African American community. The forum 
offers a venue for interaction between policy makers and the community 
and an opportunity for the community to express their needs and 
expectations.
  Dr. Carter has been the owner and pharmacist of Carter's Drug Store 
for over 43 years and is located in the heart of the inner city of 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He provides a holistic approach to his services, 
distributing a combination of standard pharmaceuticals and natural 
remedies to his clients. Dr. Carter is an expert on herbology and 
pharmacognosy which is the study of medicines derived from natural 
sources. In fact, he has developed special trademarked ointments, 
solutions and compounds available only at his pharmacy. Individuals 
from the entire metro Milwaukee area and throughout the country, from 
all nationalities swear by and purchase his formularies.
  Dr. Carter graduated from Creighton University's School of Pharmacy 
and Allied Health

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Professions in 1958; he was the only African American in his graduating 
class. After graduation, Dr. Carter worked for a pharmacy in his 
hometown of Omaha, Nebraska formulating pills and ointments at the back 
of the store. There he honed skills he would later use to create his 
own medicines because the owner was afraid to allow him to serve white 
customers at the front of the store. In 1967, he moved to Wisconsin and 
six months later he opened his own pharmacy.
  Dr. Carter's interests and impact reaches far beyond just filling 
prescriptions. He is very much aware of the health disparities facing 
African Americans and has used his extensive knowledge to help the 
community with health care problems ranging from healthy eating habits 
to diabetes. In fact, Dr. Carter is a certified diabetes educator and 
stocks his pharmacy with books about diet and herbology, old fashioned 
mouthwash, ointments and soaps.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues of the 111th Congress to join me 
in congratulating Dr. Lester Carter on receiving the James Baker Award. 
Dr. Lester Carter continues to provide immeasurable support and care to 
the African American Community and the Greater Milwaukee Community at 
large. I am proud that Dr. Carter is a resident of the 4th 
Congressional District and applaud his lifetime of accomplishments and 
success.

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