[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E413]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       HONORING A'DAVION D. BUSH

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
hard-working and impactful leader, Mr. A'Davion D. Bush. Mr. Bush has 
shown what can be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to 
achieve success.
  Mr. Bush is a 17-year-old resident of Indianola, Mississippi, and a 
senior at Gentry High School. Originally, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, he 
moved to the state of Mississippi in 2016 at the age of 11. Moving to 
Mississippi, he found it to be one of the best decisions he's made in 
his life and is the most important decision he's made. Living in rural 
Mississippi, he found that his calling was to serve people, stand up 
for people, speak for those who can't speak up for themselves, and 
stand in the gap for people.
  Today, in his community, he's a community advocate, public servant, 
and companion. Continuing, he's the founder of the Sunflower County 
NAACP youth chapter along with a friend, he serves as a legislative 
assistant to a Mississippi State Representative, and most importantly, 
he's a teen influencer for Teen Health Mississippi, which is an 
organization that allows him to advocate for high-quality sex education 
for all schools across Mississippi right in the Mississippi Capitol. He 
serves on the Mississippi State Superintendent of School Student 
Council, which allows him to represent Gentry High school to the 
fullest and it's something he cherishes all the time.
  To conclude some of the work he does, he's the founder of Project 
Chance, which is a project that helps improve the quality of justice-
involved youth mental health by finding ways they can combat them. 
Project Chance's mission is dedicated to an initiative that will give 
attention and proper treatment to juveniles facing mental health 
challenges. Project Chance will promote and assist individuals in 
developing skills that will greatly enhance their mindset, behavior, 
character, and vision of themselves and others. Project Chance will 
promote productivity, professionalism, and so much more that will 
greatly benefit today's communities.
  After high-school, he plans to attend The University of Mississippi, 
in Oxford, Mississippi. With confidence, he will further his education 
in the studies of political science or public policy, which will allow 
him to enter an accredited program that will allow him to get his juris 
doctorate in 6 years. Upon graduating college, he plans to move back to 
the Mississippi Delta or the metropolitan area of Mississippi to serve 
impoverished communities and provide equal access to legal 
representation and do so much other work to better all the lives around 
him. While practicing law, he wants to run for political offices 
starting at the municipal or county level, moving to the state level, 
whether that be in the state legislature or state executive office, 
such as being governor of Mississippi, then potentially U.S. Congress, 
and concluding with the Presidency of the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
A'Davion D. Bush for his passion, dedication, and tenacity to serving 
his community and desire to be an example for all.

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