[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                A TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK CUBAN FOUNDATION

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 7, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to take this opportunity to 
commend the Black Cuban Foundation for its decade of service to the 
Afro-Cuban community in exile. Over the past ten years, it has pursued 
a goal of improving relations between Afro-Cubans and our varied 
communities.
  The Black Cuban Foundation was founded on July 30th, 1989 and 
promptly began to promote its important and unique role in Cuban and 
American culture through educational workshops, cultural events, and 
works of charity. Their success has been recognized by various groups, 
including the United Negro College Fund, Florida Memorial College, the 
Cuban Municipalities in Exile, the Human Rights Commission, and the 
City of Miami.
  Currently the Black Cuban Foundation is working harder than ever to 
highlight Afro-Cuban contributions within our community, including 
fostering a sense of belonging as new American citizens. This group has 
also allied itself with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 
the United Nations.
  In recognition of its lofty goals, I would like to applaud the 
fervent work of Lucia Rojas, president; Oscar Martinez, vice president; 
and Laddies Moraleza, treasurer and secretary. The work of Felipe 
Gonzalez, Juan A. Woods, and Regla Fernandez should receive equal 
praise in the Black Cuban Foundation.

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