DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

4:30 PM MONDAY JANUARY 16th , 2017

CHABOT COLLEGE REED L. BUFFINGTON VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

GUEST SPEAKERS

FREDDYE M. DAVIS &

CAROL RUTH SILVER SISTERS IN THE STRUGGLE

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration began in Hayward in 1986. In 1993, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Planning Committee be-gan honoring individuals who have contributed substantially to keeping Dr. King’s work alive and active. These people have worked tirelessly to continue the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They have also demonstrated it is extremely important for people of all back-grounds and ethnicities to work together to build a community that is respectful of one another and that strives to be peaceful and productive.

CELEBRATION COMMITTEE

COMMUNITY AWARD

HONOR ROLL OF RECIPIENTS

Michael Bell, 1993

Freddye M. Davis, 1994

Alwine Fenton, (Deceased), 1995

Marlin Foxworth, 1996

Carolyn Greene, 1996

Clarence Gilmore, 1997

Carol Henrie, 1997

James Knuppe, 1998

Gloria Grant-Wilson, 1999

Venius Winn, 2000

Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2001

Sandra Iglehart, 2002

Nancy Schluntz, 2003

Kathi Booth, 2003

AmeriCorps, Chabot College, 2004

Francisco Zermeño, 2005

Bishop J. W. Macklin, 2006

Valerie Snart, 2007

Odessa Staggers, 2008

Reverend John Thomas, 2009

Gail Steele, 2010

Charles Plummer, 2010

Mayor Michael Sweeney, 2011

Freedom Reign, 2012

Darryl McAllister, 2013

Carl & Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2014

Sheryl Boykins, 2015

Kari McAllister, 2016

PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

MICHAEL SWEENEY

PRESENTATION OF COLORS HAYWARD POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPLORERS

INVOCATION REV. CLYDE WAYNE ASSISTANT MINISTER PALMA CEIA BAPTIST CHURCH

“LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING” PLEASE JOIN US AND S ING ALONG

AUDIENCE SING ALONG WITH RECORDING ( LYR ICS ON PAGE 5)

WELCOME DR. SUSAN SPERLING, PRESIDENT CHABOT COLLEGE

“I DREAM A WORLD” ARRANGED BY ANDRE THOMAS

CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR ACCOMPANIST, ALL IER MANAHAN

KATIE BURKE, DIRECTOR

“DONA NOBIS PACEM” ARRANGED BY GUY BERGERON

CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR ACCOMPANIST, ALL IER MANAHAN

KATIE BURKE, DIRECTOR

STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS MAYOR BARBARA HALLIDAY CITY OF HAYWARD

“IF I HAD SNEEZED” QUINCY WILLIAMS EAST AVE ELEMENTARY, STUDENT

“AIN’T I A WOMAN?” BY SOJOURNER TRUTH

POOJA RATHAUR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR . MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENT

PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY AWARD FREDDYE M. DAVIS , PRESIDENT HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP

GUEST SPEAKERS FREDDYE M. DAVIS &

CAROL RUTH S ILVER

BENEDICTION REV. CLYDE WAYNE ASSISTANT MINISTER PALMA CEIA BAPTIST CHURCH

F INALE - “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” ARRANGED BY STEVIE WONDER

AUDIENCE SING ALONG WITH RECORDING ( LYR ICS ON PAGE 6)

Ms. Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She became active in the Civil Rights Movement and the NAACP and had the pleasure of marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham. She held the position of Branch Secretary for the Hayward NAACP Branch, before becoming Pres-ident of the Hayward branch in 2001. Today Ms. David holds the Presi-dent’s seat in the Hayward South Alameda County NAACP.

FREDDYE M. DAVIS

CAROL RUTH SILVER

Ms. Silver is an American lawyer and activist. She was a Freedom Rider, arrested and incarcerated for 40 days in Mississippi. She was among those on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors allegedly targeted by Dan White in the Moscone–Milk assassinations, but was saved because she was not in her office at the time of the murders.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (1929 - 1968)

L IFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING

ARRANAGED BY

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (LYRICS)

JOHN ROSAMOND JOHNSON (MUSIC)

Lift ev’ry voice and sing ‘Til earth and heaven ring,

Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise

High as the list’ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;

Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on ‘til victory is won.

Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chastening rod,

Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet

Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through blood of the slaughtered,

Out from the gloomy past, ‘Til now we stand at last

Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,

Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who has by Thy might

Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;

Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand,

True to our God, True to our native land.

Stevie Wonder ooh yea

We know the key to unity of all people is in the dream that you had so long ago That lives in all of the hearts of people

That believe in unity We’ll make the dream become a reality

I know we will Because our hearts tell us so

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY”

ARRANGED BY

STEVIE WONDER

You know it doesn’t make much sense There ought to be a law against

Anyone who takes offense At a day in your celebration

‘Cause we all know in our minds That there ought to be a time

That we can set aside to show just how much we love you

And I’m sure you will agree It couldn’t fit more perfectly

Than to have a world party on the day you came to be

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you

(repeat once)

I just never understood How a man who died for good

Could not have a day that would Be set aside for his recognition

Because it should never be Just because some cannot see

The dream as clear as he that they should make it become an illusion

And we all know everything That he stood for time will bring For in peace our hearts will sing

Thanks to Martin Luther King

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you

(repeat once)

Bridge: Why has there never been a holiday Where peace is celebrated

All throughout the world

The time is overdue For people like me and you Who know the way to truth

Is love and unity to all God’s children It should be a great event

And the whole day should be spent In full remembrance

Of those who lived and died for the oneness of all people

So let us all begin We know that love can win

Let it out don’t hold it in Sing it loud as you can

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you

(repeat 3 times)

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS

CHABOT COLLEGE

CITY OF HAYWARD

FRIENDS OF THE HAYWARD LIBRARY

GILLIG

HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP

HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

KARI McALLISTER

I F YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT THE CELEBRATION PLANNING COMMITTEE AT 510 -583-4340

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PLANNING COMMITTEE

PRESENTED BY

CITY OF HAYWARD

HAYWARD, SOUTH-ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP

HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

CHABOT COLLEGE

THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL

CARL BAKER-MADSEN CITY OF HAYWARD, RET

FREDDYE M. DAVIS PRESIDENT

HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP

BARBARA HALLIDAY MAYOR, CITY OF HAYWARD

MICHAEL SWEENEY FORMER MAYOR, CITY OF HAYWARD

CONNIE WILL IS COMMUNITY MEMBER

MARILYN BAKER-MADSEN CITY OF HAYWARD, RET

ZACHARY EBADI CITY OF HAYWARD

HAYWARD AREA RECREATION & PARKS DISTRICT HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

KARI McALLISTER COMMUNITY MEMBER

DR. MATT WAYNE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT