[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E21]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LATE DR. JIMMY BELL

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and service of Dr. Jimmy Bell.
  Dr. Jimmy Bell was born on January 4, 1944, in Indianola, MS, and 
graduated from Gentry High School in 1963. He later began his 
professional career at Mississippi Valley State University and later 
transitioned to Jackson State University.
  He created the National Coalition of Community Researchers, Inc. at 
Jackson State University and started the Jackson State University 
Center for the Study of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and 
Intervention (CSJDPI). In addition, he was a founding member of the 
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ).
  Dr. Bell was known as a professor, researcher, and music connoisseur. 
His love for music allowed him to educate and mentor many up-and-coming 
jazz and blues musicians and established his own local jazz venue, THE 
JAZZ GALLERY, which was housed in the basement of the now historic site 
of the Summers Hotel.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the late 
Dr. Jimmy Bell for his dedication to education and love for music.

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