Speech #1100025818

I rise today to enter into the RECORD an opinion editorial published in the Carib News newspaper the week ending February 27. 2007. titled "Black History Month: The Hand of People From the Caribbean Seen in Every Aspect of Human Development". as well as an article appearing the same week in the CaribNews paper. entitled. "A Celebration of the CaribbeanAmerican Contribution to Black History: Achievement and HardWon Successes CaribbeanAmericans Have Added to the Rich Cultural Tapestry of the United States." by Michael D. Roberts. I cannot agree more with the author. Now is the time to reflect on past achievements of immigrants of Caribbean descent and their impact on our country. as well as look to the future with an abundance of hope that their continual contributions to the United States will resonate through eternity. Since the abolition of slavery in 1834. the Caribbean has provided the primary source of the growth of the Black population in the U.S. Today many Caribbean workers residing in the U.S. are entrepreneurs and small business owners.