[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18023-18024]
[From the U.S. 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 Carter, 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 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.

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  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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