U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, commemorated the start of Black History Month with a tribute to six Bay Area African Americans who have contributed greatly to the region.
In a statement placed in the Congressional Record, Lantos recognized the work of Dr. Veronica Hunt, dean of the southeast campus of City College of San Francisco; Dr. J. Alfred Smith, professor and senior pastor at Oakland's Allen Temple Baptist Church; Terrance Kelly, artistic director for the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and director of the Foothill Community Gospel Choir; public health leader and advocate Mikael Wagner; Sally Joan Baker, executive producer and host of "Wee Poets," a youth poetry television show; and renowned portrait painter Andre White.
"These activists are shaping the future of the next generation through the arts, in education and in the field of public health," Lantos said, "Their contributions to the African American community are of the utmost importance and will be cherished for years to come."
Black History Month continues through the end of February.
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