[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF JOHN W. MACK, PRESIDENT OF THE LOS 
                          ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE

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                    HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2005

  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a 
national trailblazer and dynamic American public servant, Mr. John W. 
Mack, who will be retiring as the President of the Los Angeles Urban 
League.
  John W. Mack has served as president of the Los Angeles Urban League 
since August of 1969. He began his career with the Urban League in 
Flint, Michigan in 1964 and was appointed executive director in 1965. 
Prior to heading the Los Angeles Urban League, he served on the Urban 
League's National staff for 6 months during the Urban League presidency 
of Whitney Young in Washington, D.C. John was a leader in the 1960 
student civil rights movement in Atlanta--co-founder and vice 
chairperson of the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights. He earned 
his bachelor of science degree in applied sociology from North Carolina 
A&T State University. He holds a master's degree from Atlanta 
University.
  John Mack has been fighting on the frontlines for decades in the 
battle to secure equal opportunities for all Americans from all walks 
of life. Under John Mack's leadership, the Los Angeles Urban League has 
become one of the most successful non-profit community organizations in 
Los Angeles with an annual budget of $20 million. The Los Angeles Urban 
League serves over 100,000 individuals each year and operates a number 
of innovative, result-orientated job training, job placement, 
education, academic tutorial, growth development and business 
development programs. Under his leadership, the Los Angeles Urban 
League has utilized state of the art computer technology to prepare 
citizens for careers in the 21st century global economy. John Mack 
understood that in order for America to maintain its standing as the 
global economic leader, its workforce must be the best trained, best 
educated and best equipped in order to compete on the world stage.
  John Mack has also been a visionary with respect to ensuring that 
civil and human rights are neither compromised nor violated in Los 
Angeles, California and across the Nation. He is a highly respected 
advocate for equal opportunities in education, law enforcement and 
economic empowerment for all Americans. He has been a drum major for 
justice and equality and a bridge builder across all racial, cultural, 
economic, gender and religious lines.
  I am proud to call John W. Mack my friend. His demonstrated 
commitment to improving the quality of life and improving economic 
opportunities for the citizens of Los Angeles, California and the 
Nation has been exemplary and noteworthy. I have found his insights to 
be thoughtful and genuinely compassionate. The Los Angeles Urban 
League, the National Urban League, California and the Nation have 
benefited tremendously from the vision, commitment and public service 
of John W. Mack.

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