[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 21878]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING CHARLES A. BIBBS

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today, I ask my colleagues to join 
me in recognizing entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles A. Bibbs as 
he is recognized by the Black Voice Foundation for his exceptional 
contributions to ethnic art.
  Charles Bibbs is a recognized and accomplished artist, known for his 
representations of ethnic and cultural themes. Throughout his life, he 
has been lauded and recognized by numerous community and philanthropic 
organizations for his work in the multicultural communities and his 
dedication to music and art. His work has been featured in several 
exhibits, on the Internet, and on several local and national television 
stations.
  Since he was a young person, Charles Bibbs has possessed a strong 
talent for art and artistic creation. Throughout his career, he worked 
in corporate America and funded his artistic cultivation through that 
work. In 1985, Bibbs was able to fuse his strengths in business with 
his passion for artistic expression and formed B Graphics and Fine Arts 
to publish and distribute his own artwork. Since that time, Bibbs has 
become a dedicated and renowned ethnic artist and has worked 
passionately for cohesion and unity within marginalized communities.
  Recently, Charles Bibbs has spent much of his time conducting 
seminars and workshops to educate and inspire young people and 
reinforce educational institutions. He formed Art 2000, a nonprofit 
visual art association that works to inform local communities about 
art, and helps to inspire art patrons and artists themselves. From this 
organization has come Images Magazine, which is the first national 
publication dedicated to ethnic art. As well, this has inspirited the 
traveling ethnic art exhibit ``Art on Tour.'' Along this same vein, 
Bibbs' passion for jazz music led him to the creation and founding of 
Inland Empire Music and Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that 
has hosted an annual world-class jazz and art festival in southern 
California for the past 3 years.
  Art and graphic representations are powerful tools that can help 
unite communities and inspire young people. The work and example of 
Charles Bibbs has inspired countless individuals and continues to bring 
art and music to our Nation's youth. I applaud Charles Bibbs and look 
forward to many more years of cultural representation and youth 
enrichment from this great American artist.

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