[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 75 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E965-E966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. HARLELL X. JONES

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Harlell X. Jones, a civil rights leader and community activist whose 
determination and leadership helped strengthen the Cleveland community.
  Prime Minister Jones devoted his life towards his community at a 
young age, helping African American youth to develop an individual 
identity within the community and foster a more peaceful neighborhood. 
He encouraged African American youth to demand economic empowerment by 
boycotting Cleveland stores to secure private ownership. He also led a 
movement to increase community safety by securing a truce and cease 
fire between police and Black Nationalists.
  Harlell Jones spearheaded voter registration and get out the vote 
campaigns that resulted in the election of Carl Stokes as Mayor of 
Cleveland, as well as his brother, Louis Stokes, as a Congressman in 
the U.S. House of Representatives. He also worked with Lutheran 
Metropolitan Ministries and prominent civil rights leaders Malcolm X 
and Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of Mr. Harlell X. Jones, whose life is worthy of celebration and 
emulation. I offer my heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Jones' 
family and friends. Although he will truly be missed, his unwavering 
devotion to both African American youth and the Cleveland community 
will not be forgotten.

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