add keyword arguments support to str/unicode encode and decode #6300
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 53e386a..e0bd435 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 Eric Bouck
 Thierry Bousch
 Sebastian Boving
+Jeff Bradberry
 Monty Brandenberg
 Georg Brandl
 Christopher Brannon