[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MARCEL DEON JACKSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Clarke) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, recently, I introduced a 
resolution in this House calling the illiteracy of our African American 
and Hispanic men in this country to be a national crisis. By teaching 
our young men how to read, we can help build their character, we can 
save their lives. We can also reduce violent crime, because many of our 
young men will no longer be on the streets. They will be in schools, 
and they will also have the skills that they need to get good-paying 
jobs.
  Today, I wish to offer that resolution in recognition of the memory 
of a great man of honor, Marcel Deon Jackson. We need more men like Mr. 
Jackson.
  Marcel Jackson recently gave his life in defense of another. He was a 
courageous member of Detroit 300, which is a community organization 
committed to deter crime in the streets of Detroit.
  If we help give our young men hope--hope through education, hope by 
building their character, by reading inspiring books, hope that they 
can have a better life, raise a family--that will save lives and make 
Metro Detroit and our country a better place to live.
  Marcel Jackson lived and died so that we who live in Detroit could 
have a better life there. Mr. Speaker, I ask this House to recognize 
the memory of the life of Marcel Deon Jackson, a great man of honor.

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