Emilia Strong Sykes

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rachel Elizabeth Cargle as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week. This recognition honors her work as an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and public academic whose career sits at the intersection of truth-telling and care, and whose influence has reshaped conversations about race, feminism, and healing far beyond Akron's borders.

She first built a national audience through her essays, pushing the feminist movement to confront the ways it has sidelined and ignored Black women. That writing caught the attention of major outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Time Magazine, and it positioned her as one of the sharpest public voices of her generation on questions of race and equity. In the years since, she has expanded into lecturing and teaching, but the thread connecting all of it has stayed the same: telling the truth is itself an act of care.

In 2019, she turned that principle into something concrete by launching The Loveland Foundation, which pays for therapy for Black women and girls. It started small, a birthday fundraiser powered by her own community, and has since become a genuine national resource: over 210,000 hours of culturally competent therapy provided, and more than $10 million put toward the healing of a community that is too often expected to give everything and receive care from no one. Few grassroots mental-health efforts in the country have grown this far on the premise that a person's ability to pay should never gate their access to support.

That same instinct showed up in her writing. Her debut book, A Renaissance of Our Own, is part memoir and part cultural critique, and it makes the case that people, Black women especially, deserve to build their lives by their own design rather than one inherited from someone else.

Even with a national platform, Cargle has stayed rooted in Akron. She owns Elizabeth's Bookshop and Writing Center, a home for literature and storytelling in the city that raised her, and she runs Ninth House, a consultancy that helps authors and thought leaders build lasting careers in publishing. Both are, at their core, about building something that outlasts her--infrastructure for the writers who come next.

I congratulate Rachel Elizabeth Cargle on her continued impact and thank her for the work she does in the spirit of Ohio's 13th Congressional District, proudly known as the ``Birthplace of Champions.''

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Airwoman Jayuana Tyler as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week. This recognition honors her remarkable accomplishments, her dedicated service to our country, and her many contributions to her community, and celebrates her outstanding service in the United States Air Force.

After her three-year deployment, Jayuana Tyler returned to Akron in September 2026. Appearing as a ``guest speaker'' at her sister's school, she surprised her sister and the rest of her family, a moment they had long awaited. The reunion was a joyful homecoming for a family who had missed her presence at every holiday, birthday, and milestone while she was away.

Airwoman Jayuana Tyler's excellence and impact started at a young age. After graduating from McKinley High School in 2019 with a 3.9 GPA, Tyler enlisted in the Airforce. In 2021, Tyler was named the 75th Air Base Wing Airman of the Year. This selection is reserved for those who demonstrate exceptional leadership, work ethic, and dedication to mission readiness. She was selected by leadership out of a highly competitive field of military and civilian personnel at Hill Air Force Base.

After graduating from Airman Leadership School, Jayuana Tyler went on to win the Levitow Award, the highest honor in Air Force Professional Military Education, celebrating her placement in the top 1 percent of her class upon graduation in 2022. The award highlights Tyler's academic excellence, hard work, and determination.

More recently, Jayuana Tyler was coined and personally recognized by Air Force Chief of Staff General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, the highest- ranking member of the Air Force, a distinction given only to those who exemplify outstanding service and commitment. As an aviation resource manager, she is responsible for critical squadron functions that keep aircrews qualified and mission-ready, work that directly supports our national defense.

I congratulate Jayuana Tyler. Her accomplishments and service to our Nation are a reflection of strength of Ohio's 13th District, and they exemplify why I am proud to call it the ``Birthplace of Champions.''

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Charlie Landers as Ohio's 13th Congressional District's Champion of the Week. This recognition honors his dedication to our district, his remarkable accomplishments, and his ongoing contributions to the community.

Charlie Landers is a 16-year-old high school student at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. After reading Plato's ``Republic,'' he was inspired to dive deeper into the realm of human ethics and technology. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Landers seeks to educate those around him about cyber safety, especially seniors. As part of his initiative, Landers has created and hosted his own workshops across the district.

During his series of workshops, he creates an environment that is open, friendly, personable, and welcoming, while simultaneously educational and informative. Landers believes it is important to take care of each other, as well as stay informed and share our knowledge in order to crack down on scams.

It was reported that last year, seniors in the United States lost more than $4.8 billion from more than 147,000 complaints. Nearly 25,000 occurred in Ohio, according to the FBI. At only 16, Charlie Landers took action to combat these issues by teaching people around him how to spot scams, fighting against the misuses of A.I., and saving community members from losing money.

This recognition honors his commitment to education, helping those around him, and his character. Landers thanks his educators, family, and friends for being his support system and encouraging him to create his workshop.

I congratulate Charlie Landers. His accomplishments and commitment to our district are a reflection of the strength of Ohio's 13th District, and they exemplify why I am proud to call it the ``Birthplace of Champions.''