[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 139 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING DR. WILLIAM BOONE UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM CLARK ATLANTA 
                               UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. NIKEMA WILLIAMS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 25, 2023

  Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Dr. 
William H. Boone on his retirement from the illustrious Atlanta-based 
HBCU Clark Atlanta University, his appointment as Professor Emeritus, 
and thank him for his impact on the people of Georgia's Fighting Fifth 
District.
  Called the ``Dean of Atlanta City Politics,'' Dr. Boone has spent the 
last 40 years researching, advising, and commentating on Atlanta 
political life and Black political power across the South. He earned 
the respect of his peers and colleagues, serving as Assistant Provost, 
Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Chair of the Political Science 
Department at Clark Atlanta University as well as a president of the 
National Conference of Black Political Science.
  Dr. Boone's talent as an educator is evident by the students he has 
produced. The people of Atlanta, of Georgia, and of the South have 
greatly benefited from the thoughtful, critical, and thorough analysis 
and scholarship Dr. Boone and his students have produced and will 
continue to produce for decades. As we all know, Atlanta Influences 
Everything, especially Black political power. Dr. Boone's focus on 
Black politics has improved our understanding of our own community and 
America's understanding of the cultural and political factors that 
inform and shape our present.
  Dr. Boone takes his role as a leader in Black intellectual thought 
seriously. He always aims to be unapologetic when looking at the Black 
experience in this country, and to critically examine how the American 
experience affects Black people. And he always makes sure to connect 
training and education to activism; to fighting for our community.
  Congratulations to the Dean of Atlanta City Politics, Dr. William 
Boone. The people of Georgia's 5th Congressional District have learned 
so much from him for the last 40 years, and we will continue to learn 
from him and those lucky enough to learn from him, for decades more to 
come. I hope he enjoys his retirement.

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