Freddye M. Davis Carol Ruth Silver
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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 AmeriCorps, Chabot College, 2004 Freddye M. Davis, 1994 Francisco Zermeño, 2005 Alwine Fenton, (Deceased), 1995 Bishop J. W. Macklin, 2006 Marlin Foxworth, 1996 Valerie Snart, 2007 Carolyn Greene, 1996 Odessa Staggers, 2008 Clarence Gilmore, 1997 Reverend John Thomas, 2009 Carol Henrie, 1997 Gail Steele, 2010 James Knuppe, 1998 Charles Plummer, 2010 Gloria Grant-Wilson, 1999 Mayor Michael Sweeney, 2011 Venius Winn, 2000 Freedom Reign, 2012 Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2001 Darryl McAllister, 2013 Sandra Iglehart, 2002 Carl & Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2014 Nancy Schluntz, 2003 Sheryl Boykins, 2015 Kathi Booth, 2003 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” AUDIENCE SING ALONG WITH RECORDING PLEASE JOIN US AND SING ALONG (LYRICS ON PAGE 5) WELCOME DR. SUSAN SPERLING, PRESIDENT CHABOT COLLEGE “I DREAM A WORLD” CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR ACCOMPANIST, ALLIER MANAHAN ARRANGED BY ANDRE THOMAS KATIE BURKE, DIRECTOR “DONA NOBIS PACEM” CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR ACCOMPANIST, ALLIER MANAHAN ARRANGED BY GUY BERGERON 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?” POOJA RATHAUR BY SOJOURNER TRUTH 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 SILVER BENEDICTION REV. CLYDE WAYNE ASSISTANT MINISTER PALMA CEIA BAPTIST CHURCH FINALE - “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” AUDIENCE SING ALONG WITH RECORDING ARRANGED BY STEVIE WONDER (LYRICS ON PAGE 6) FREDDYE M. DAVIS 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. 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) LIFT 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. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” ARRANGED BY STEVIE WONDER You know it doesn’t make much sense The time is overdue There ought to be a law against For people like me and you Anyone who takes offense Who know the way to truth At a day in your celebration Is love and unity to all God’s children ‘Cause we all know in our minds It should be a great event That there ought to be a time And the whole day should be spent That we can set aside to show just how much we In full remembrance love you Of those who lived and died for the oneness of all And I’m sure you will agree people It couldn’t fit more perfectly So let us all begin Than to have a world party on the day you came We know that love can win to be Let it out don’t hold it in Chorus: Happy birthday to you Sing it loud as you can Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Chorus: Happy birthday to you (repeat once) Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you I just never understood (repeat 3 times) 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 Stevie Wonder The dream as clear as he that they should make it become an illusion ooh yea And we all know everything That he stood for time will bring We know the key to unity of all people For in peace our hearts will sing is in the dream that you had so long ago Thanks to Martin Luther King That lives in all of the hearts of people That believe in unity We’ll make the dream become a reality Happy birthday to you Chorus: Happy birthday to you I know we will Happy birthday to you Because our hearts tell us so (repeat once) Bridge: Why has there never been a holiday Where peace is celebrated All throughout the world PRESENTED BY CITY OF HAYWARD HAYWARD, SOUTH-ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CHABOT COLLEGE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PLANNING COMMITTEE CARL BAKER-MADSEN MARILYN BAKER-MADSEN CITY OF HAYWARD, RET CITY OF HAYWARD, RET FREDDYE M. DAVIS ZACHARY EBADI PRESIDENT CITY OF HAYWARD HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP HAYWARD AREA RECREATION & PARKS DISTRICT HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BARBARA HALLIDAY KARI McALLISTER MAYOR, CITY OF HAYWARD COMMUNITY MEMBER MICHAEL SWEENEY DR. MATT WAYNE FORMER MAYOR, CITY OF HAYWARD INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CONNIE WILLIS COMMUNITY MEMBER THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS HAYWARD SOUTH ALAMEDA COUNTY NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL 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 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT THE CELEBRATION PLANNING COMMITTEE AT 510 -583-4340 .