E564 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks March 30, 2011 THE HAMP TERMINATION ACT OF On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Harlem’s be- America and influence the world through the 2011 loved National Black Theater hosted and spoken word of the ‘‘Legendary Last Poets.’’ joined the community of Black Diasporan Artist f SPEECH OF and Poets to celebrate and honor the legacy of Abiodun Oyewole and his most prized insti- HONORING VIETNAM VETERAN HON. ERIC CANTOR DOCKIE BRENDLE FOR HIS SERV- OF VIRGINIA tution, ‘‘Open House Sundays @ 110 ICE AND SACRIFICE IN THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Morningside Drive,’’ a true rendition of free art, VIETNAM WAR Tuesday, March 29, 2011 expression, and family love. Abiodun Oyewole, a founding member of The House in Committee of the Whole the legendary and original spoken word group, HON. HEATH SHULER House on the State of the Union had under The Last Poets, has for over 30 years opened OF NORTH CAROLINA consideration the bill (H.R. 839) to amend the his apartment every Sunday, feeding his fellow Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES artists food for thought, body and soul. Sun- 2008 to terminate the authority of the Sec- Wednesday, March 30, 2011 retary of the Treasury to provide new assist- day’s participants would gather at Poets ance under the Home Affordable Modifica- Haven to celebrate each other, eat delicious Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tion Program, while preserving assistance to foods, and gravitate to the elders. For many honor Specialist Fourth Class Dockie Brendle homeowners who were already extended an aspiring and renowned artists and poets, this for his valiant service and sacrifice during the offer to participate in the Program, either on is home, a place where one can help oneself Vietnam War. a trial or permanent basis: to salmon croquettes, grits and home fries. In In 1967, Mr. Brendle started his tour of duty Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Chair, last November, his living room you can find griots, storytellers as an Armored Track Commander with the voters sent an unambiguous message in op- and poets sharing their work with people who 11th Armored Calvary Regiment in Swan Loc, position to the surge in government spending. have an appreciation for the arts and yearn to South Vietnam. In 1968, Mr. Brendle was Today, House Republicans are fighting to be around love and expression of Black Con- wounded four times. Due to his service and provide a surge protector. sciousness. sacrifice Mr. Brendle received various medals In three short months, we have changed the Shortly after the assassination and murder and accolades, including a Silver Star, a conversation in Washington from increasing of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., along Bronze Star with ‘‘V’’ Device for Valor, an spending to cutting spending and by how with the changing domestic landscape came Army Commendation Medal with ‘‘V’’ Device much. We have made significant strides to- the New York City-hip group called The Last for Valor, four Purple Hearts, a Combat Infan- ward returning spending to more reasonable Poets. They used obstreperous verse to chide try Badge, a President Unit Citation, a Viet- 2008 levels, and we are taking the scalpel to a Nation whose inclination was to maintain the nam Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, a excessive regulation that is smothering the colonial yoke around the neck of the Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and a Vietnam Cam- economy. disenfranchised. Their name, ‘‘The Last paign Medal. By lifting the ominous fiscal cloud that Poets,’’ is taken from a poem by the South Af- Although he is now a 100 percent disabled hangs over our businesses and job creators, rican revolutionary poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, veteran, Mr. Brendle is an active part of the we are laying the foundation for lasting who posited the necessity of putting aside po- Swain County community. He is a member of growth. etry in the face of looming revolution. ‘‘When the Vietnam Veterans of America, Smoky Today, through our YouCut program, the the moment hatches in time’s womb there will Mountain Chapter 994 as well as a member of American public has put another wasteful be no art talk,’’ he wrote. ‘‘The only poem you Veterans of Foreign Wars in Bryson City. He spending initiative on the chopping block. will hear will be the spearpoint pivoted in the regularly attends events throughout the com- In February 2009, the administration ear- punctured marrow of the villain.... There- munity. An avid football fan, he can be seen marked $30 billion in TARP money to imple- fore we are the last poets of the world.’’ watching many Swain High School football ment the Home Affordable Modification Pro- So Abiodun Oyewole and founding mem- games as a member of the ‘‘Fence Walkers.’’ gram. This effort was intended to fight fore- bers Umar Bin Hassan, Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, I am grateful I have selfless, brave, and closure and strengthen the housing market, Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain, David Nelson and dedicated veterans like Mr. Brendle in our but to quote the non-partisan Inspector Gen- percussionist Nilaja Obabi formed The Last community. His service to our country is a eral, it ‘‘continues to fall dramatically short of Poets on May 19, 1968, Malcolm X’s birthday, great source of pride to me and to Western any meaningful standard of success.’’ at Marcus Garvey Park (formerly Mount Morris North Carolina. I ask my colleagues to join me HAMP was meant to help 4 million home- Park) in the East Harlem/El Barrio neighbor- today in recognizing Specialist Fourth Class owners; yet only 521,630 loans have been hood part of my Congressional District in New Dockie Brendle for his service and sacrifice to modified under the program. To add insult to York. our great nation. injury, HAMP suffers from high re-default rates These young radical poets and musicians f and has left many borrowers worse off. rose to become the rappers of the civil rights This legislation would save taxpayers up to era. During the late 60s and early 70s, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW- $29 billion by preventing the government from Abiodun and members of The Last Poets con- MAN CHAPEL UNITED METH- providing any new assistance under HAMP. It nected with the violent factions of the SNCC ODIST CHURCH is a common sense way to put an end to the (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Com- culture of waste we have been working to mittee), the SDS (Students for a Democratic eradicate in Washington. I urge my colleagues HON. RON PAUL Society), and the Black Panther party. They to vote in favor. OF TEXAS went through confrontations with the FBI and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f police, arrests for robbing the Ku Klux Klan Wednesday, March 30, 2011 A DAY IN HONOR OF ABIODUN and various other ventures with Revolution in OYEWOLE, ‘‘FOUNDING MEMBER mind. Abiodun Oyewole received a 12- to 20- Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to OF THE LEGENDARY LAST year jail sentence, but served less than four congratulate the parishioners of Newman POETS’’ AND ARCHITECT OF years. Chapel United Methodist Church of Kendleton, POETS HAVEN—OPEN HOUSE Post the revolutionary Civil Rights era, Texas, on the opening of their new multipur- SUNDAYS @ 110 MORNINGSIDE Abiodun went into teaching. He was a Colum- pose worship center. The Center opened this DRIVE bia University Fellow, where he taught biology, past Sunday, March 27th. and also spent 15 years with the New York Established in approximately 1872, Newman HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL City Board of Education teaching children. Chapel was the first Methodist Church orga- The Last Poets have been cited as one of nized in the Kendleton. Originally, parishioners OF NEW YORK the earliest influences of what would become meet by the San Bernard River under the old IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hip-hop music and for paving the way for all oak trees. Services were held at the river until Wednesday, March 30, 2011 socially committed Black and diverse emcees. 1874 when the parishioners constructed a log Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to So, Mr. Speaker, I ask that today we pay cabin that served as both a place for worship recognize a day in honor of Abiodun Oyewole, homage to Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Has- and a school. founding member of the legendary Last Poets san, Felipe Luciano and percussionist Don Newman Chapel may have come a long and architect of Poets Haven—Open House Babatunde Eaton. Without fame or fortune, way from its roots in a gathering of believers Sundays @ 110 Morningside Drive. they continue to raise the consciousness of by the San Bernard River, but what has never

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The new wor- and membership has grown to 146. sity, an honorary degree from Harvard Univer- ship center will enhance the Church’s ability to The significance of Shiloh Baptist Church sity and the NBA’s first Civil Rights Award. carry out this mission by providing a more has been recognized with the placement of a Also, in 2009, the NBA Finals MVP trophy was spacious and comfortable location for worship historical marker presented by the Fairfax renamed: the Bill Russell NBA MVP Award. and other traditional church activities. The new County History Commission. This Church has On behalf of the residents of California’s 9th multipurpose center will also be used for new witnessed great transformations in our country congressional district, Mr. William ‘‘Bill’’ Rus- ministries and needed services to all the peo- from its beginnings shortly after the end of the sell, I salute you. I congratulate you on your ple of Kendleton. Some of the new programs Civil War to the election of our Nation’s first many achievements, and I thank you for the planned include a Sunday morning breakfast African-American President, Barack Obama. invaluable contributions you have made to the and bible study, a senior daycare center, after Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me sport of basketball, to communities of color, school tutorials and programs to provide nutri- in recognizing the 142nd Anniversary of Shiloh and to residents throughout the Bay Area. I tious food to Kendleton’s low-income popu- Baptist Church, and in recognizing the histor- wish you and your loved ones continued suc- lation. ical significance and contributions to the com- cess, happiness and well-being in the coming In conclusion, I once again extend my con- munity made by this Church and its members. years. gratulations to the parishioners and staff of f f Newman Chapel United Methodist Church on the opening of their new multi-purpose wor- HONORING WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ BILL TO HONOR M.D. ANDERSON ship center. I am certain all of Newman Chap- RUSSELL OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE el’s parishioners as well as the community of Kendleton will benefit from the worship center. HON. BARBARA LEE HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER f OF CALIFORNIA OF TENNESSEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN RECOGNITION OF THE 142ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHILOH Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 BAPTIST CHURCH Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to today to honor the extraordinary career of bas- remember and honor the distinguished life of HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY ketball Hall of Famer and America’s 2010 a successful agri-businessman, a respected OF VIRGINIA Medal of Freedom Award Recipient, Mr. Wil- philanthropist, and a great Tennessean from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES liam ‘‘Bill’’ Russell. A trailblazer in both ath- Jackson, Tennessee: Monroe Dunaway An- letics and civil rights, Mr. Russell is a five-time derson. It is my pleasure to introduce a bill to Wednesday, March 30, 2011 winner of the NBA MVP Award, a 12-time All honor M.D. Anderson by designating the prop- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, it Star, and winner of 11 NBA Championships in erty between the United States Federal Court- is my great honor to recognize the 142nd An- his 13-year career with the Boston Celtics. house and the Ed Jones Building at 109 South niversary of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Today, we pay tribute to a living legend, on Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee as Mason Neck, Virginia, and to celebrate the un- and off the court. Called ‘‘The Greatest Winner the ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’. veiling of its historical marker. of the 20th Century,’’ by HBO Sports and ‘‘The Mr. Anderson is a true American legend The mission of Shiloh Baptist is to be a Greatest Team Player on the Greatest Team who used his fortune and influence to provide ‘‘beacon of light’’ within the community, bring- of All Time,’’ by Sports Illustrated, Bill Rus- thousands of people with hope and a second ing hope, spiritual guidance, and a loving spirit sell’s colleagues, friends and family also know chance at life. Mr. Anderson worked his entire to those it serves. him simply as a great human being. life so that he could endow a hospital which On November 18, 1879 Relius Allen and Ar- Born February 12, 1934 in West Monroe, would eventually become the largest medical chie Gilliam, Trustees, purchased one acre of Louisiana to Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Katie complex in the world. His philanthropy and land on Gunston Road, where the first Shiloh Russell, Bill moved with his family to Oakland, generosity were instilled in him as a boy grow- Baptist Church was built. This humble log California at the age of eight. A promising ath- ing up in Jackson, Tennessee. His story de- structure became the spiritual home to local lete at a young age, he subsequently led the serves to be told and his life commemorated families including the original organizers University of San Francisco to NCAA Cham- for his bold vision. named Gilliam, Berries, Gant, Blackburn and pionships in 1955 and 1956, and was drafted Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as Williams. A small cemetery was also estab- soon after. In 1956, he also led the United M.D. Anderson, was born in Jackson, Ten- lished on the original property. In 1900, an- States Olympic basketball team to a gold nessee in 1873. After attending Jackson public other one-acre parcel was purchased directly medal as team captain. schools, Mr. Anderson left his hometown to at- across the street; this parcel included a build- Over the years, Mr. Russell captivated fans tend college in Memphis, Tennessee. Upon ing, the Gunston white school, which served across the nation with 14,522 career points, completing college, Mr. Anderson returned to as a second meeting house. In 1927, a vesti- 21,620 career rebounds and 4,100 career as- his hometown to work at the People’s National bule and steps were added to the building, sists with the Boston Celtics. Noted as the Bank. which is still in use today. best defensive player in NBA history, Mr. Rus- In 1904 Mr. Anderson joined the cotton trad- Since that time, the Church has witnessed sell continued his career by becoming the first ing venture Anderson, Clayton, and Company many changes. August 11, 1984 marked the African-American head coach in American started by his older brother Frank Anderson groundbreaking of the New Edifice to the major league sports with the 1967 Boston and Frank’s brother-in-law Will Clayton. Their Glory of God, which was dedicated the next Celtics. He also coached the Seattle Super- corporation flourished worldwide due to the year. In 1999, a 6-acre addition was dedi- sonics from 1973 to 1977 and the Sacramento rising demand of cotton during World War I, cated. In 2004, two trailers were installed, pro- Kings from 1987 to 1988. and they moved their operation to Houston, viding additional room for classes, administra- Following his coaching career, Mr. Russell Texas to have better access to larger banks tive offices, prayer rooms, and a library. Also served his community as an active philan- and deep water shipping. By the mid-1920’s, in 2004, two additional acres were purchased, thropist, author and public speaker. Having after the company moved to Houston, they increasing the total Church property to 10 been the first NBA player to visit Africa in had operational trading firms in Europe, Africa, acres. The house on the original Parson’s 1959, Mr. Russell later partnered with the NBA and Asia. Property has been set aside for use as a and State Department to introduce basketball In 1936, Mr. Anderson established the M.D. ‘‘House of Helps and Hope’’ to serve the to Africa as a global ambassador. He has Anderson Foundation with $300,000, which needs of our less fortunate neighbors, as well since hosted clinics in over 50 countries on six created the largest medical complex in the as a nursery. continents. He has also served as an active world, the Texas Medical Center in Houston, It is believed that Reverend John Webb was member of the National Mentoring Partner- TX. The Foundation was set to receive an ad- the first pastor of the church and since its ship’s Board of Directors. Moreover, he has ditional $19 million dollars upon the death of founding, 16 pastors and three interim pastors joined with one of his three children, Karen, in Mr. Anderson in 1939. The charter of the have served the Shiloh Baptist congregation. raising national awareness and research for Foundation did not specify how the money In 2002, the Reverend Doctor Luther M. Bailey Sarcoidosis, a fibrotic lung disorder that af- was to be used, but the trustees leaned became Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, fects them both. strongly in the direction of healthcare due to

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