35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Program

Crispus Attucks Community Center

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PROGRAM OF EVENTS Jeremy Jenkins, Anchor, WGAL News 8

Welcome Lift Every Voice and Sing Invocation

Community sing, led by Jamar Johnson Rabbi Jack Paskoff, Congregation Shaarai Shomayim

Welcome

Pedro Rivera, Honorary Event Chair

Youth Essay Contest Winner

Layla Ruhle, Brecknock Elementary School

Remarks & Reflections

Vanessa Philbert, CAP CEO, and Josh Hunter, CACC Director

Presentation of Community Awards Sunshine Whittington, Landisville Middle School

Youth Essay Contest Winner Featured Speaker Introduction

Jeremy Jenkins

Guided Conversation

Appeal

Performance

Benediction

Closing Remarks

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill & Vanessa Philbert The Honorable Ismail Smith-Wade-El Crispus Attucks Community Center Dr. Michael Badriaki, Lancaster Mennonite School Jeremy Jenkins

We invite you to join us in helping to foster a vibrant, diverse and prosperous community, rich with cultural heritage and educational opportunities, by making a gift to Crispus Attucks Community Center.

To do so, please text MLK to 243-725 or you may mail a check, made payable to Crispus Attucks Community Center, to CACC MLK Donation, 601 South Queen Street, Lancaster PA 17603.

Your gift will help CACC improve the quality of life for youth and families in Lancaster by providing services that promote community prosperity and physical and mental health, and by offering programs and cultural events which preserve the African American heritage.

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. .and How Are the Children IN CONTEXT

Now?

The theme of our program today is “And How Are the Children… Now?” We are grateful to welcome back Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a Philadelphia native, to continue the conversation from his time with us at the Breakfast in 2018 about the well-being of youth today.

Kasserian ingera – translated “And How Are the Children?” – is a traditional greeting passed between members of the Masai tribe in Kenya. The greeting acknowledges the value of children in their community and sees their well-being as the best way to determine the prosperity of their society.

The goal is to always be able to answer the greeting with, “All the children are well,” but as we look to our own society, that question feels increasingly more difficult to answer as such. Just one month after the Breakfast in 2018, the Parkland, Florida, community was rocked with one of the largest school shootings in history, and Uvalde, Texas, felt that same despair in May of last year. Paired with racism that is bleeding into school parent groups, a global pandemic that closed schools and deepened the education gap for students, the negative effects of social media on youth mental health, families feeling the rising cost of goods, and so on, it is imperative to ask, “And How Are the Children… Now?” Just as Dr. King envisioned a future for his children “where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” we invoke his thoughtful spirit in thinking of what kind of society we hope to build for the children in our own lives, and in working together to bring that future to life.

And as our conversation with Dr. Hill gives us a deeper look into how we can collectively work together to build a better community, we invite you to take a moment to close your eyes and imagine a world where we can answer, “Yes, all the children are well.”

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Program Participants Jeremy Jenkins Anchor, WGAL News 8 Jeremy Jenkins is currently the Weekend Evening Anchor with WGAL News 8. Originally from Arkansas, he joined the team in October of 2018. During his time in the Susquehanna Valley, he has received a MidAtlantic Emmy nomination for his work. Outside of the newsroom, he has played a part in several organizations including Keystone Business Alliance and Young Professionals of Color Greater Harrisburg.

Jamar Johnson Performer, Lift Every Voice and Sing Born in Harrisburg, Jamar and his wife Kendra have lived in Lancaster for the past 8 years. Jamar works for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency where he serves as the Full time AFSCME Union President. A Youth Pastor in Coatesville at First Calvary Church of God In Christ, Jamar also serves on the African American Cultural Alliance of Lancaster, the American Literacy Corporation and the Lancaster Theological Seminary African American Advisory Council. He believes that no matter what he does, whether singing, preaching or serving others, he will always do it as if it were his last time.

Rabbi Jack Paskoff Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Jack Paskoff is in his 30th year as the rabbi of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, a Reform synagogue located in Lancaster City. Jack has been involved in many significant social justice projects beyond his work within his congregation. He is also part of the rotation of writers for the Matters of Faith column in the Sunday News. Prior to Lancaster, Jack was the associate rabbi of the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick, NJ. He was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. Jack is married to Risa Paskoff, and they are the parents of Ari and Gadi.

Pedro A. Rivera II 2023 Honorary Event Chair Pedro Rivera is president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Pedro joined the College in October 2020 as its 10th president. Prior to that, he served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education and is a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education and Chair of the Board’s Council of Higher Education. He is a lifelong educator with a focus on ensuring equitable access and funding for education.

The Honorable Ismail Smith-Wade-El PA State Representative, District 49 Born in raised in Lancaster, Ismail Smith-Wade-El graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to his election to the PA legislature, Rep. Smith-Wade-El served as President of Lancaster City Council and worked in the nonprofit sector, most recently as a Program Specialist with the Lancaster County Homeless Coalition. Izzy has fought for grass roots change in his community as the vice chair of the Lancaster County Democratic Party and raised his voice for many important issues including fair wages and benefits for unionized workers and fair funding for public schools.

Dr. Michael Badriaki Superintendent, Lancaster Mennonite School Dr. Badriaki is the superintendent at Lancaster Mennonite School, where he spends his time serving students, faculty, staff, parents, constituents, and the board on a unified diverse campus. Dr. Badriaki earned a Doctor of Leadership and Global Perspectives from George Fox University, Portland, Ore., and is completing a Ph.D. in Intercultural Education at Biola University. From his work with former child soldiers, genocide victims, children, mothers, and communities impacted by disasters, pandemics, and abject poverty, Dr. Badriaki seeks to remove barriers to equal opportunities through holistic quality education.

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Featured Speaker: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country.

He is currently the host of BET News and a political contributor for CNN. An award-winning journalist, Dr. Hill has received numerous prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hill is the Steve Charles Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University.

Prior to that, he held positions at Columbia University and Morehouse College.

Since his days as a youth in Philadelphia, Dr. Hill has been a social justice activist and organizer. He is a founding board member of My5th, a non-profit organization devoted to educating youth about their legal rights and responsibilities. He is also a board member and organizer of the Philadelphia Student Union. Dr. Hill also works closely with the ACLU Drug Reform Project, focusing on drug informant policy. Over the past few years, he has actively worked on campaigns to end the death penalty and to release numerous political prisoners.

Ebony Magazine has named him one of America’s 100 most influential Black leaders.

Dr. Hill is the author or co-author of four books: the award-winning Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity; The Classroom and the Cell: Conversations on Black life in America; the New York Times bestseller Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on The Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond; and Gentrifier. He has also published two edited books: Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility; and Schooling Hip-Hop: New Directions in Hip-Hop Based Education.

Trained as an anthropologist of education, Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) from the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education in the United States and the Middle East.

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Reflections JOSHUA HUNTER, CACC Director What a year 2022 has been. To be a man - no - a Black man in America - remains tiring. We must be perfect because there is no room for error. Fighting ourselves while fighting a system of oppression can seem like a lose-lose situation. The very real struggle of knowing you’re a man in this world but when you must fight for certain rights - remembering quickly that you’re a Black man. We moved past the seat at the table, that’s equality. Now we’re demanding equity.

But tomorrow is a new day, and no matter how much I want to give up, no matter how hard it gets, I must stay in this fight. We are seeing progress, and we must build on the gains knowing that correcting the imbalances and uprooting the racism behind them will be a generational fight. We can dream like Dr. King. We can imagine and hope that this “new normal” affords everyone the same rights, opportunities, and freedom that we’ve been promised.

Much important and necessary work remains, and I’m in this fight with advocates, community leaders and government leaders who not only listen but act.

The truth isn’t always beautiful; it’s uncomfortable when it’s real. This year I’ve allowed myself to be vulnerable - an opportunity I don’t often afford myself. In this space, I’ve discussed trauma, lived experience, and my overall health, including mental health.

Mental health is a different beast to digest; it is often diluted because that’s just how it was growing up. We dismissed it and many times couldn’t name it.

Intentionality is more than a word for me. Now more than ever, it is action. It is knowing my value, demanding respect, and knowing the potential I possess. Standing firm in my light and confronting my darkness - now that’s growth. This platform is for us all. This is me leaving the door open, extending my hand, and saying this a safe space.

VANESSA PHILBERT, CAP CEO Dear friends, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was a minister, an activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement. He was also a husband and father, brother, and son and while he had great vision for our country and for humanity - I can only imagine how vivid his dreams were for his own children.

As a mother of three beautiful, powerful young Brown women, I’m constantly thinking about how the world will embrace them, challenge them, what mountains they will have to climb and what valleys will they have to endure to live fully and leave their mark on the world. I pray that their roots keep them anchored in love, kindness, curiosity and that their hearts would burn when injustice and inequity revolt against good.

My hope is that we would draw our eyes to all children, that our hearts would be pricked with deep compassion and hands would be drawn to the work of building a vibrant and profoundly more loving place where all children can thrive.

Let today be a reminder that a life well lived is measured by how the next generation prospers.

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Essence of Humanity Awards The Essence of Humanity Award is intended to recognize those individuals who - beyond the requirements of their work - demonstrate remarkable courage, love, strength, determination, encouragement, inspiration, and persistence when dealing with adversity, and to recognize those who demonstrate the spirit of caring and provide inspiration to such individuals on a daily basis. This award is made possible by the High Foundation.

LISA PARKER, nominated by Joshua Hunter Lisa Parker’s unmatched service to others endures despite her own personal hardships. Lisa is a long-time volunteer at Crispus Attucks Community Center, and has served lunches in the cafe, prepared meals, connected individuals and families with services, and consulted with the Center on ways to improve services from a client’s perspective.

Several years ago, Lisa, a mother of three children, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and lung cancer. Despite her diagnosis, Lisa has shown tremendous strength and continues to be an inspiration to everyone she encounters. She intentionally schedules appointments, treatments, and surgeries around the time she spends serving others at the Center.

Her example of service was particularly noted as Crispus Attucks responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center pivoted to quickly respond to the needs of the community. CACC doubled its food bank distributions, shifted to grab-and-go lunches, and provided face masks and hand sanitizer while encouraging social distancing. And thanks to brave volunteers like Lisa, Crispus Attucks was able to successfully meet the needs of others.

Lisa was recently overheard talking with her granddaughter, sharing why she continues to serve in spite of her personal struggles. Her reason?

“Because others need.” She involves her family with the Center and teaches them the importance of giving back. She advocates for her children, supports them as they grow into their own identities, manages her household, and gives back to her community in many ways—all while continuing her cancer fight. Her selflessness and courage are truly the essence of humanity.

REV. DR. LOUIS A. BUTCHER, JR., nominated by Dr. Leroy Hopkins Rev. Butcher retired after a successful 37-year tenure as the founding pastor of Bright Side Baptist Church, one of the largest and most active congregations in the City of Lancaster. A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and Franklin & Marshall College, Pastor Butcher received an MA in Ministry from the Lancaster Bible College and a Doctor of Ministry from the Lancaster Theological Seminary. In addition, he has received honorary doctorates from Franklin & Marshall College and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. He held various positions in the corporate world, including working as a sales representative and corporate employment manager for Hamilton Watch. He spent ten years in retailing with John Wanamaker Department Stores holding the positions of branch personnel manager, operations manager and divisional merchandise manager. He spent nearly twenty years with the County of Lancaster as executive director of the Human Relations Commission.

In all the positions he’s held, he has worked to improve access to work and equal treatment in the workplace. Early on he arranged a ride-sharing program for workers who had transportation difficulties. The impetus for this move probably derived from his work canvassing the 7th Ward in 1964 for the doctoral thesis of Walter Gershenfeld, which led to the creation of the Lancaster Urban League. Rev. Butcher has not only served on the Urban League’s board, but he has also been an active board member for the United Way, Southeast Lancaster Health Services (now Union Community Care), Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Leadership Lancaster, and Crispus Attucks. He is a past moderator of the Central Baptist Association and a former regional vice president of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention. He is a former chairman and current member of the board of Bright Side Opportunities Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that operates Bright Side Opportunities Center. He wrote an opinion column for the Lancaster Sunday News for 15 years, and he served in the United States Army Reserve, attaining the rank of captain. He is currently President and CEO of WLAB 107.3 – the Rev Gospel Internet Radio station. For the past twelve years, he has played a pivotal role in the 7th Ward Oral History Project, which seeks to record the history of the 7th Ward during the period of 1930-1980 via interviews.

Rev. Butcher has been married to the former Kate A. Rogers for 56 years. They are the parents of four children, seven grandchildren, and 10 greatgrandchildren. They were also foster parents for thirty years, helping to rear more than twenty children. He has been retired since 2017. Pastor Butcher continues a high level of activity despite being vision-impaired, including providing the appeal at the 2022 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Breakfast.

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Ruby Payne Cook Awards Ruby M. Payne Cook served for nearly 30 years as the first Executive Director of Crispus Attucks Community Center.

This award was established in memory of her commitment and dedication to the Center and the African American community. It is given annually to those who have dedicated their time and energy to serving the Center and the surrounding community.

AKEEM BAYLIS Akeem Baylis was born in Philadelphia and is a graduate of J.P McCaskey High School. He works at Arconic, is the father of three children and is currently engaged to be married. Family is important to Akeem, and he strives to always create balance.

Akeem dedicates his spare time teaching youth drummers on Crispus Attucks’ Infamous Unstoppables Drill Team & Drum Squad the fundamentals of drumming and how to work together as a team. He models hard work and dedication, while teaching kids to pick up sticks instead of picking up violence. With his help, the Infamous Unstoppable drummers have become an award-winning drum line.

SANDRA LOGAN Sandra Logan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but grew up in Anniston, Ala. After studying elementary education at Talladega College, she later worked in Lancaster at Community Action Partnership as a Center Director for Head Start.

She retired in 2011 from the School District of Lancaster, where she was a K/5 teacher. She is a member of Lancaster Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Queen of Sheba Temple #137, IBPOEW, and attends St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. She has two children, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Ms. Logan has served Crispus Attucks Community Center for the past several years as a volunteer. When folks arrive at the food pantry, they are greeted by Ms. Logan, who has managed a switch from paper logs to electronic while being patient, kind, and reassuring. She doesn’t complain and always extends grace. When elders come in, you often hear “remember when…” while memories are exchanged. She will grab a chair and chat while breaking down boxes, and while her words may be simple, her wisdom is unintentional and leaves an impact. It is humbling to be in her presence, and we are grateful that she chooses to show up for and with us.

Roses Award The Roses Award will be given annually to an individual whose personal or professional work has advanced equity for Black and Brown individuals in Lancaster County. The name signifies the desire to give folks their roses while they are here, in addition to Lancaster being the Red Rose City.

DR. DAMARIS RAU Dr. Rau is a life-long education leader with over forty years of experience serving thousands of students, parents, and staff. Dr. Rau’s career began as an elementary teacher in the South Bronx in New York and ended in the School District of Lancaster, breaking the glass ceiling as the first Latina to serve as a Superintendent of Schools in the Commonwealth.

As a former foster child and first generation college graduate, Dr. Rau believes that education is the key to future success and the way out of poverty for students. She has made it her mission to ensure students have equitable access to college and career resources in the School District of Lancaster . Some of her proudest accomplishments in the school district were: leading the District Equity Steering Committee in developing a board-approved Equity Policy and Equity Report Card identifying disproportionate outcomes of students of color, increasing student access to high-level courses, including expanding the Dual Enrollment program from 20 students to 250 students over her tenure and reducing out-of-school suspension rates by 50% over seven years in order to interrupt the school to prison pipeline.

Dr. Rau recently retired from SDoL in July 2022. Dr. Rau earned her Bachelor’s degree in education from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, a Master’s degree in Early Childhood education from Hunter College in New York City, and her Doctorate Degree in Organizational Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University also in New York City.

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Who was Crispus Attucks?

Crispus Attucks (c.1723—March 5, 1770)

was the first casualty of the Boston massacre in Boston, Mass. His father was an African-born slave and his mother a Native American.

His life up until he was 27 years old is a mystery, but in 1750, Deacon William Brown of Framingham, Mass., placed a notice in the Boston Gazette that his slave, Attucks, had run away. Brown offered a reward of 10 pounds as well as reimbursement for any incurred expenses to anyone who caught Attucks. No one captured Attucks, and by 1770, he was working as a sailor on a whaling ship.

On March 5th, he was having lunch near Boston Common along with other sailors from his ship, waiting for good weather so they could set sail. When he heard a commotion outside, Attucks went to investigate, discovering a crowd of Americans clustered near the British garrison. The crowd had gathered after a barber’s apprentice accused a British soldier of not paying for a haircut. The soldier struck the boy in anger, and a number of Bostonians, seeing the incident, gathered and shouted at the soldier. Other British soldiers joined their comrade, and they stood, as the crowd grew larger.

Attucks joined the crowd. He took leadership of the group, and they followed him to the customhouse. There, the American colonists began throwing snowballs at the soldiers guarding the customs house. The British soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing Attucks first and then four others. Attucks became a hero to the colonials during the American Revolution.

They saw him as gallantly standing up to abusive British soldiers.

Attucks became a hero to African Americans. He is widely believed to be the first person who gave his life for American independence, even as he himself had been born into the oppressive system of American slavery. Dr. King recognized Attucks in his book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? for the role he played in the history of our nation.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim S. Amstutz, DMin, Lancaster Mennonite School, Chair Darryl Gordon, The High Companies, Vice Chair Scooter Haase, Community Volunteer, Treasurer Anna Ramos, Lancaster County Workforce Development Board, Secretary Kristin Heller, Fulton Bank, Immediate Past Chair

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Angela Eichelberger, Office of PA Sen. Scott Martin Corey Meyer, East Lampeter Township

Pedro Rivera, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technolody, 2023 Honorary Event Chair

Dr. Elizabeth Powers, Millersville University

Joshua Hunter, Community Action Partnership, Crispus Attucks Director

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AJ Eckman, Lancaster Recreation Commission

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Adam Aurand, School District of Lancaster

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Jodie Richardson, Magisterial District Judge Kimberly Fletcher, Community Volunteer

Barbara Wilson, Lancaster City Housing Authority

Kristen Munro, The High Companies

Dr. Leroy Hopkins, Millersville University (retired)

Kristy Aurand, Community Action Partnership

Ted Darcus, Community Volunteer

Dr. Leroy Hopkins, Millersville University (retired)

Rev. Dr. Timothy Mentzer, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Lydia Yeager, Millersville University Nakiyah Parris, WGAL-TV

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Joshua Hunter, Director

Willonda McCloud, Brightside Opportunities Center

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by James Weldon Johnson Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening 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 till 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 the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, Till 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 hast brought us thus far on the way; Thou Who hast 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.

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Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land.

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