[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1576-E1577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING SHAKIRA CAIN-BELL

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Shakira Cain-Bell, is a 1992 Bachelor of Science, 1995 Masters of 
Public Policy and Administration, 2002 Doctor of Education, and a 2012 
Masters of Arts in Sociology graduated of Jackson State University, she 
is a native of Canton, Mississippi with more than 16 years of 
experience as a motivational speaker, educator, conference organizer, 
advisor, compliance officer, community organizer, head start reviewer, 
college SACS team member, 6th grade teacher, assistant principal, early 
childhood program developer, early childhood childcare center designer, 
and an early childhood consultant.
  Dr. Cain-Bell as the academic dean and adjunct professor of Sociology 
at the Jackson Campus Academic Technical Center Hinds Community 
College. She is a certified online learning professor through Jackson 
State University and the Institution of Higher Learning. She is the 
former director of the Minority Male Leadership Initiative Higher 
Learning. She is the former director of the Minority Male Leadership 
Initiative (M2M). Dr. Cain-Bell was the first assistant professor hired 
in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at Jackson State 
University.
  Dr. Cain-Bell also has a Masters in Higher Education from Mississippi 
College. She was the first and second cohort of GIFTS Scholars selected 
at Jackson State University; while co-authoring the book Foundations in 
Global Inquiry Institutional Guide--Jackson State University, which was 
collected and edited by Dr. Robert Blaine as part of the Apple iPad 
Initiative at Jackson State University. Dr. Cain-Bell

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designed the first child watch program for pupils who were in need of 
adequate childcare watch; while attending classes in the Research and 
Development Center at Jackson State University.
  Dr. Shakira Cain-Bell is married to Pastor Charles E. Bell, Jr. and 
they have three children, Zerrian, Zachariah, and Shakira.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. 
Shakira Cain-Bell for her dedication to serving.

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