[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1085]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. RUPERT LEWIS

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2020

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Rupert 
Lewis as he delivers the keynote speech at The PuLSE Institute Literary 
Circle Forum. Dr. Lewis's significant academic achievements are worthy 
of commendation.
  Dr. Rupert Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Political Thought in the 
Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. 
He is a scholar of the Garvey movement and Caribbean radicalism in the 
twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and he holds years of experience 
lecturing political science, political thought in the Caribbean, and 
African and global politics. Currently, Dr. Lewis is a research fellow 
in the PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at the UWI, 
working alongside Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Paterson to strengthen the 
relationship between the Caribbean and Africa.
  Dr. Lewis is recognized globally as a leading academic in political 
thought. He has published a host of essays and biographies that have 
propelled the academic discipline forward and have been formative in 
scholars' understanding of politics in the Caribbean. Beyond academics, 
Dr. Lewis is an activist for reparative justice and has earned the 
Order of Distinction, Commander class honor from the Government of 
Jamaica for his efforts. Dr. Lewis's selection to deliver the keynote 
speech underscores his wide expertise and exemplifies his commitment to 
enhancing awareness of the Caribbean's impacts on the global community. 
As the United States celebrates the election of Vice President-elect 
Kamala Harris, the first Black woman of Jamaican descent to assume the 
vice presidency, Dr. Lewis will provide valuable insight of the 
Caribbean's many contributions to United States politics and how it 
continues to shape American political life today.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Dr. Rupert 
Lewis as he delivers the keynote speech at The PuLSE Institute Literary 
Circle Forum. Dr. Lewis's academic expertise continues to make a 
difference, and his testimony will enhance our community's 
understanding of the role the Caribbean has played within our own 
nation.

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