E638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 14, 2021 servants and leaders she has mentored and As a clinician and researcher, Professor marching with supporters, dogs were put on molded. Gordon explored divergent learning styles and them by law enforcement to deter their desire Through her new position with the House, advocated for supplemental education long to vote. Rev. Tucker walks with a limp today she will train many more public servants before most scholars had recognized the ex- because of that attack. This incident spurred throughout the United States. istence and importance of those ideas. From Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to write Presi- I am proud to rise today to recognize Jes- 2011 to 2013, Professor Gordon organized dent John Kennedy to send protection to Mis- sica Mier, and to thank her for her outstanding and mentored the Gordon Commission, bring- sissippi for Blacks. As a comrade of Medgar contributions to the lives of our fellow San ing together scholars to research and report Evers, Rev. Tucker spoke with him before he Diegans. on the Future of Assessment for Education. was assassinated in Jackson, MS by Byron f Professor Gordon has authored 18 books Dela Beckwith in 1963. Just as he was getting and more than 200 articles on the achieve- things together for the church and the citizens CELEBRATING PROFESSOR ED- ment gap, affirmative development of aca- of Greenwood, he received a call in the middle MUND W. GORDON’S 100TH BIRTH- demic ability, and supplementary education. of the night in which the voice on the other DAY He has been elected a Fellow of many pres- end said, ‘‘We just killed that N----Medgar tigious organizations, including the American Evers; you will be next.’’ His life was subse- HON. STEVEN HORSFORD Academy of Arts & Science, and has been quently threatened; due to death threats from OF named one of America’s most prolific and the Ku Klux Klan, the A.M.E. Church moved IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thoughtful scholars. him to a church in Bermuda. Rev. Tucker re- Monday, June 14, 2021 Today, Professor Gordon still pays close at- turned to Mississippi in 2014 and is recog- tention to the state of education, and has stat- nized in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise ed that he would love to be able to change for his contributions to the movement. Many of today to honor the life and legacy of Professor national education policy ‘‘to get a more equal the future leaders of the church continued in Edmund W. Gordon, who was born on June focus on out-of-school and in-school learning.’’ Rev. Tucker’s footsteps by being advocates 13, 1921. Professor Gordon is an extraor- On April 12, 2021, Professor Gordon was for civil rights. dinary professor of psychology whose career appointed as the first ever Honorary President Turner Chapel is blessed to have Rev. Dr. work has heavily influenced contemporary of the American Educational Research Asso- Alice H. Crenshaw as their pastor. The visions thinking in psychology, education, and social ciation. she brought to the church are exceptional. policy. Professor Gordon’s research and initia- I wish Professor Edmund W. Gordon the Rev. Crenshaw brought back life to the church tives have focused on the positive develop- very best as he and his family celebrate his because now they have bible study once ment of under-served children of color, includ- 100th birthday. again and prayer meetings. She has gotten ing advancing the concept of the ‘‘achieve- f more members involved, especially men with ment gap.’’ the business of the church. Three months Professor Gordon grew up in a highly seg- HONORING TURNER CHAPEL AME after Rev. Crenshaw’s arrival, the pandemic regated area of North Carolina to parents who CHURCH happened, and everything shut down. How- encouraged the importance of schooling. He ever, even the pandemic did not stop her from received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s de- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON pastoring. She instilled in the members to con- grees from Howard University, and went on to OF MISSISSIPPI tinue having their regular programs, official pursue a PhD in psychology at the Teacher’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES board meetings, bible study, even in the pan- College at Columbia University. Monday, June 14, 2021 demic, over Zoom meetings. In April of 2020, In 1956, after working with mentor and she was able to get food distribution into the friend W.E.B. DuBois, Professor Gordon was Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Greenwood community in which the church commissioned by President Lyndon B. John- Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable has drive-by pick-up of food boxes for those in son to help design the Head Start Program, church, Turner Chapel African Methodist Epis- need. In December 2020, she was able to get aimed at providing early childhood education copal Church. a contract with a vendor. Now Turner Chapel and family services to under-resourced fami- In 1890, Rev. C.E. Jones, four men and two is one of the largest sites of food box distribu- lies. After six months working on Head Start, women decided that there should be an tion to area churches, the Greenwood commu- Professor Gordon and his team had built a A.M.E. Church in Greenwood, Mississippi. Led nity, throughout Leflore County and beyond. program to serve nearly half a million children. by the Spirit of God, they began to worship Rev. Crenshaw’s vision includes helping the Professor Gordon also conducted research under a brush harbor somewhere in the vicin- church get an adult daycare center, as well as that would later be used to prove to the Su- ity of what is now the Greenwood Post Office. acquiring the property adjacent to the church preme Court that school segregation had During the next few years, the church began for an Elderly Independent group home. harmful effects on children. Professor Gordon to increase in membership, and they decided Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join strongly advocated the importance of under- that a building was needed. One of the mem- me in recognizing Turner Chapel African standing the learner’s frame of reference in bers came up with the idea of utilizing a dwell- Methodist Episcopal Church for its longevity the development of education action plans. ing house which was eventually purchased. and dedication to serving the community. Professor Gordon is the John M. Musser Rev. Jones and the members decided to f Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Yale name the church Turner Chapel for Bishop University, Richard March Hoe Professor, Henry McNeil Turner, Presiding Prelate, who COMMEMORATING THE 246TH Emeritus of Psychology and Education and was elected and consecrated the fifteenth BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED Founding Director of The Edmund W. Gordon Bishop of the Connectional A.M.E. Church. STATES ARMY Institute of Urban and Minority Education There were many leaders of the church but (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia Univer- possibly one of the most memorable was Rev. HON. sity. D.L. Tucker. Under Rev. D.L. Tucker’s admin- OF TEXAS From July 2000 until August 2001, Pro- istration, a new spirit seemed to have risen. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fessor Gordon was Vice President of Aca- Pews were purchased, and the pulpit was re- demic Affairs and Interim Dean at Teachers designed with divided chancellor rails. Many Monday, June 14, 2021 College, Columbia University. Professor Gor- new members were added to Turner Chapel Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I rise don has held appointments at several of the Church’s roll. Rev. Tucker served as pastor today to honor the 246th birthday of the found- nation’s leading universities including Howard, during the height of the civil rights era. During ing of the United States Army. Yeshiva, Columbia, City University of New his time as pastor, he became the first presi- The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, York, Yale, and the Educational Testing Serv- dent of the National Association for the Ad- 1775 in Philadelphia at the height of the Revo- ice. He has served as visiting professor at City vancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the lutionary War. The Army is the eldest branch College of New York and Harvard. Mississippi Delta. He organized voter registra- of the U.S. military and answers at a mo- Currently, Professor Gordon is the Senior tion drives and often had rallies at Turner ment’s notice when the country needs it Scholar and Advisor to the President of the Chapel. most—from the Revolutionary War, World War College Board where he developed and co- Rev. Tucker was the first person in Leflore II, the Vietnam War, and most recently the chaired the Taskforce on Minority High County, MS to pass the literacy test to vote. battle against the COVID–19 pandemic. Achievement. After that accomplishment, while he was Today, we honor the legacy of the brave men

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Madam Speaker, I rise lizes soldiers to perform global operations in Monday, June 14, 2021 today to recognize Dr. Luis Carlos Moll, Pro- support of our national military strategy. I, and fessor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam the rest of the El Paso community, are appre- for his election to the American Academy of Speaker, I rise today to honor a prosperous ciative of the Army and Fort Bliss’ service to Arts and Sciences (The Academy.) The Acad- our country and are grateful for each soldier family business, Triple C Screen Printing. emy was created in 1780 and serves to honor and their family’s sacrifices, service, and lead- From humble beginnings, Triple C began in leaders in various fields. Previously elected ership. 1985 as a t-shirt printing store in Shaw, MS. members include Benjamin Franklin, Alex- On this day, I recognize the Army’s 246th The name coming from the founder, Clifton ander Hamilton, Martin Luther King, Charles birthday. William’s three children, Clifton Jr., Clinton and Darwin, and Dr. Fauci. This year, new mem- f Celena. Clinton Williams is currently the bers include Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Maria Hino- Owner/President and CEO of the store. josa, and Oprah Winfrey. The Academy also CONGRATULATING THE 70TH WED- includes an ‘‘Education’’ section, to which Dr. DING ANNIVERSARY OF MR. AND Clifton Williams, Sr. was originally a school- Moll has been elected in 2021. MRS. FRED IVERS teacher for 25 years and recently passed Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Dr. Moll re- away in January 2021. He also had a barber- members his early experiences with school as HON. shop in the same building where Triple C was extremely difficult. At the age of 15 he moved OF ARKANSAS orginally located. As the business started to to Los Angeles with his mother and grand- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grow, he thought it would make sense to mother. Later in life he would often begin one Monday, June 14, 2021 move to Cleveland, MS. When Clinton grad- of his prodigious talks by recollecting this uated from Mississippi Valley State University move from his native Puerto Rico and would Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise and took an active role in the business, he re- today to celebrate the 70th wedding anniver- famously say, ‘‘As soon as I stepped onto alized that customers needed to have more sary of Lewisville, Arkansas, natives, Fred and U.S. soil, I became a minority.’’ His profound control and choice instead of just presenting Christine Ivers. Mr. and Mrs. Ivers exhibit ability to recognize social inequity are em- them with available designs. Today, the cus- strong values of family, commitment, and sac- blematic of his enduring concern for deeply tomer will tell him what they’re looking for, and rifice which set them apart as an example in understanding the circumstances that shape he designs it, produce a model and does the their community. lives and how these can impact educational After meeting at ages 21 and 17, the couple printing. futures. He joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and dated for a little over a year before getting The majority of Triple C Screen Printing cli- served for three years, including six months in married on May 26, 1951. As newlyweds, they ents are individuals and small businesses Vietnam. After his military service he returned faced many obstacles together, but they soon throughout the Mississippi Delta. Triple C loyal to study at Cal Poly, graduating with a B.S. in became the proud parents of four children— patrons includes West Bolivar, who has been 1972. He went on to earn a master’s degree three boys and one girl. Mr. and Mrs. Ivers a client since 1989, churches, other busi- in psychiatric social work from the University raised their children in church and always nesses and individuals. One of Triple C’s best of Southern California. During his studies at lived by their motto: ‘‘those who pray together, and biggest customers every two years is my- USC he worked with Latino families at an East stay together.’’ self. It has been through this connection that, Los Angeles mental health clinic. He enjoyed The couple believes the secret to their 70 last year Triple C was able to add a major the work, and later applied to the doctoral pro- years of marriage is keeping God first. Family new and national client. They would not be gram in educational psychology at UCLA. is very important to the Ivers, and their chil- here today or have lasted this long without Prior to his earning his PhD, Dr. Moll com- dren attest to this. In the words of their oldest their clients. pleted a PreDoctoral Fellowship at the Institute son, ‘‘They set such a tremendous example for Comparative Human Development at for myself and my siblings and lived their lives Thankfully, Triple C is back to being steady Rockefeller University in New York. In 1986, to the fullest’’. again amid COVID–19. Dr. Moll joined the faculty of Language, Read- I take this time today to celebrate Mr. and Clint’s daughter, Justice, also works at their ing and Culture at the University of Arizona Mrs. Ivers for the example they have set for printing store with him. She came to work for (VA). generations of Fourth District Arkansans and him after she graduated from Mississippi State Dr. Moll has dedicated his career to the to congratulate them on 70 years together. University where she majored in Graphic De- study of language acquisition and bilingual May we always look to them as the picture of sign, just as he did and minored in sales and education, primarily in Latino students in the true love, commitment, and selflessness. marketing. She plans to keep the family busi- United States. His scholarship attests the f ness tradition alive—she plans to run the busi- value of transdisciplinarity, as his main re- search interest is the connection among cul- IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH AN- ness one day. His wife, Shonda, is a nurse ture, psychology, and education, especially as NIVERSARY OF OTIS MAXWELL practitioner at Delta Health Center in Mound it relates to the education of Latino children in JAMES, JR. AND SUE ANN WIL- Bayou. They celebrated their 20th wedding the U.S. Among other studies, he has ana- KINS JAMES anniversary this year. lyzed the quality of classroom teaching, exam- Clinton is proud and honored to canyon his ined literacy instruction in English and Span- dad’s legacy with his daughter by his side. HON. MIKE ROGERS ish, studied how knowledge is produced in the This story began when one day Mr. Clifton OF ALABAMA broader social contexts of household and Williams decided to design a t-shirt for a Jack- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community life, and, in collaboration with son State University versus MS Valley State. Monday, June 14, 2021 teachers, attempted to establish pedagogical He taught himself how to do printing with no relationships among these domains of study. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, internet, no YouTube tutorials, no classes— I rise today to recognize the 50th wedding an- He has focused much of his work on the appli- just set his mind to it and consequently, start- cation of Vygotskyan theory to understand the niversary of Otis Maxwell James, Jr. and Sue ed a new business venture and career. That’s Ann Wilkins James who were married on June processes of language acquisition and learn- how Triple C Screen Printing came to be ing in general for Latino children in the U.S. 6, 1971. through his dad’s hard work and dreams. I recognize this 50th Anniversary on behalf Furthermore, Dr. Moll is highly recognized for of Manu and Cassidy Sharma. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join the development of the ‘‘Funds of Knowledge’’ Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- me in recognizing Triple C Screen Printing for theory, in collaboration with colleagues at the nizing the James and wishing them a happy their dedication to serving the community, University of Arizona. His extensive work has 50th wedding anniversary. state and Nation. a central theme: educators must uncover and

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