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You have a dream. We can help you achieve it. Howard Community College is committed to nurturing academic success. The Silas Craft Collegians, named for Howard County’s civil rights and education pioneer, is an innovative learning community for recent high school graduates. Its purpose is to maximize academic achievement, retention, graduation, and tranfer. Howard P.R.I.D.E is an award winning leadership program that encourages the continued academic, professional, and personal development of black and minority male students. P.R.I.D.E stands for purpose, respect, initiative, determination, and excellence. Together, these programs are providing all of the ingredients for success - personalized attention, peer support, academic monitoring and tutoring, and extracurricular experiences.

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The 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast Sunday, January 10, 2016

Empowering Youth Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership

Table of Contents President’s Message, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ........... 2 Chairman’s Message, Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. ......................................... 3 Educational Programs Overview ................................................................................................ 4 Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Scholarship Form ........................................................................ 5 Ojise Essay Contest Registration Form ..................................................................................... 6 AFHC 10th Annual Golf Classic Registration Form ................................................................. 9 The Occasion ............................................................................................................................... 10 “We Shall Overcome” ................................................................................................................. 11 “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ........................................................................................................ 11 Chapter Presidents, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter .................................................................. 20 Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Members, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., ........................... 21 50-Year-Plus Brothers, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter .............................................................. 22 25-Year-Plus Brothers, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter .............................................................. 23 MLK Breakfast Planning Committee......................................................................................... 23 Biography of Today’s Keynote Speaker.................................................................................... 24 The Program ................................................................................................................................ 25 In Memoriam of Kappa Phi Lambda Brothers ....................................................................... 26 A Commemorative Litany of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ........................................................ 28 History and Past Themes of The Breakfast......................................................................... 30-31 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chronology............................................................................... 32-35 Endowments, Contributors and Patrons ................................................................................. 48 Booklet designer: Bro. Kerry G. Johnson www.kerrygjohnsonDRAWS.com email: caricaturesbykerry@gmail.com @caricaturekerry

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ®

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Opel T. Jones, I President John H. Taylor Vice President N. Malik Walker Recording Secretary Leonard Simmons Corresponding Secretary Rodney Shannon Financial Secretary Rodney Hawkins Treasurer James R. Wilson Chaplain Jason Bennett Sergeant-at-Arms J. Craig Bailey Director of Educational Activities Avery Pearsall Historian Charles I. Stokes, III Director of Membership Intake Kerry G. Johnson Associate Editor to The Sphinx Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Parliamentarian

Dear Friends, Patrons, Supporters and my Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.:

• The High Achievers Middle School Program, now operating at Bonnie Branch and Wilde Lake Middle Schools

The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΑΦΑ), Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter (ΚΦΛ) and The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. (AFHC) are honored to welcome you to the 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast. We are dedicated to honoring and celebrating the legacy of our dear Alpha Brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Yearly recognition of outstanding high school students with scholarships of approximately $10,000 and awards

Empowering Youth: Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership, the theme for today’s breakfast, goes without saying for an Alpha Man, especially Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In light of recent events over the last year, we must lead our youth to be educated, informed, and resilient against the adversities they may face in years to come. In addition to peaceful protest, a motto in which Dr. King firmly stood on, we must continue to be role models in our communities for our youth, as we stay steadfast with our aims; manly deeds, scholarship, and love for ALL mankind. ΚΦΛ was chartered on March 1, 1975, by thirty-four Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha who lived in and around Columbia, Maryland, some of whom are in attendance today! As we approach the 41st Anniversary of the chartering of ΚΦΛ, we would like to highlight just a few programs and volunteer commitments in the Howard County community over the last 41 years:

Clarence D. Toomer Chapter Elder

• Project Alpha provides workshops and discussions at a selected Howard County high school yearly exploring issues on responsible sexual behavior; one of our national programs: www.apa1906.net/project-alpha

Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Chairman, Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc.

• A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People provides voter education to the Howard County community, as well as voter registration drives; one of our national programs.

Norris T. Jennings Immediate Past President

Henry Arthur Callis

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• The Alpha Achievers Program for young men encourages high academic achievement in all 12 Howard County high schools; an award-winning program recognized by The Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. www.sites.google.com/site/hocoalphaachievers/home

Charles Henry Chapman

• The Harambee Conference at Howard Community College for over 150 Alpha Achievers • Project Cornucopia provides clothing and shoes to the community, specifically winter coats as the colder weather approaches • The Cooper Senior Assisted Group Home Project provides Christmas gifts and fellowship to seniors • The Grassroots Crisis Center Program provides clothing, shoes, and toys to residents • The Alpha Sankofa Program provides students with the opportunity to visit Ghana, Africa The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., ΚΦΛ Chapter, and The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. thank you for your continued support and especially for your attendance at our 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast. We are proud of what we have accomplished over the past 41 years. However, it would not have been the same without your support. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Sunday, January 15, 2017

With warm regards,

Opel T. Jones, I President Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

FOUNDERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Eugene Kinckle Jones George Biddle Kelley Nathaniel Allison Murray

Robert Harold Ogle

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Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Chairman Brandon L. Tilghman Vice Chairman and Secretary Keith M. Dukes, Sr. Vice Chairman of Fundraising Richard H. Shepherd, Jr. Treasurer Calvin R. Austin Procurement Officer Greg Olaniran, Esq. Legal Counsel James C. Bailey Director ΚΦΛ Educational Activities Opel T. Jones, I President of ΚΦΛ Chapter David H. Barrett Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr. Norris T. Jennings David Raphael Freeman L. Sands, Sr.

elcome to The 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, our signature event to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King, and to highlight our quality educational programs for youth enabled by your financial support. Your generosity is a cornerstone in our efforts to ensuring that Howard County students are prepared for academic preparation, entry into the workforce, community service and leadership. The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. (AFHC) was created as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to provide funding for the educational programs of the Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The AFHC works in conjunction with the chapter to provide educational programming that assists students in achieving lifelong success. Several of those initiatives will be highlighted during today’s breakfast program. Through community support and partnership, we are able to help our motivated students achieve ambitious goals. This morning’s theme “Empowering Youth: Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership” is particularly thought-provoking. Our purpose is to provide youth in Howard County with academic enrichment to ensure academic success. The Schott Foundation for Public Education reported that in 2012-13 the national graduation for African-American males was 59% compared to 80% for white males. Maryland has a slightly higher graduation rate for African-American males at 66%, still representing a significant achievement gap. Therefore, positioning young people for success in postsecondary training and education creates a clear pathway for opportunity and success. According to the Minorities in Higher Education report, African-American males holding a bachelor’s degree or higher represents 16% of all adults compared to 32% for white males. Closing existing gaps in college attainment is increasingly critical to addressing the nation’s need for talent, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas. Furthermore, recent events throughout the nation reveal that the lives of our youth, especially boys and young men of color, are at risk. The Men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. have a rich history of confronting such social issues. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thurgood Marshall took on the fight for equal rights on the streets and in the courts. We, as Alpha Men, are determined to preserve this legacy by providing our precious youth with the resources they need to succeed - from the high chair to higher education. Again, thank you for attending the breakfast and for your ongoing support of our educational programs. We look forward to seeing you next year! Sincerely,

Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Chairman The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc.

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ΚΦΛ Educational Programs and Initiatives Bro. J. Craig Bailey Director of Educational Activities, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter entrusts to its Education Committee the task of developing and monitoring educational programs that benefit the African American young people in Howard County. The most visible of those programs is the Alpha Achievers. n Alpha Achievers: Established in 1997, this nationally recognized program seeks to enable African-American males to achieve and maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher. The program also promotes character growth, leadership skills and critical thinking, while encouraging its members to become full citizens of the school and the community. n Alpha Achievers 2.0 Initiative: Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. (AFHC), Howard County Public School System, University of Maryland, College Park, MD and Washington University, St. Louis, MO have partnered to implement the Alpha Achievers 2.0 initiative. This is a comprehensive evaluation of the program to document its operational best practices for addressing the unique needs of African American male high school students. n Harambee Conference: This annual conference provides the opportunity for student representatives of Alpha Achievers Chapters throughout Howard County to learn and collaborate with one another during a half-day session. This conference includes voter registration for high school students under our “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” national program. n High Achievers – Go To High School, Go To College: This program seeks to prepare African American male middle school students for the academic, emotional and social transition that occurs upon entering high school through a series of extracurricular and school based activities.

n Project Alpha provides education, motivation and skill-building on issues of responsibility, relationships, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases for high school age males in Howard County. This national Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. program was developed in partnership with the March of Dimes. n ΚΦΛ Scholarships: (Page 5) This college scholarship program is designed to encourage academic achievement and support financial need among Howard County Public School African American high school students. We have awarded over $350,000 in scholarships, since 1975. n Ojise Essay Contest: (Page 6) The objective of this program is to encourage critical thinking and analysis among the African American males of Howard County Public School System. At the same time, this initiative exposes students to important research, history and literature that is relevant to the African Diaspora. Financial awards are provided for first, second and third place essays. n Educational Success Grants: This program provides grants to encourage and support African-American males in need, who desire to complete Advanced Placement courses and/or exams, as well as independent research projects. n The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) aims to develop a 21st century generation of African American leaders. To this end, the members of the Kappa Phi Lambda chapter, as well as other chapters within the region sponsor, organize and facilitate this program.

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I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment,

I still have a dream.

There are struggles today which mirror pivotal moments in our history. We have an unique, yet critical opportunity to guide and empower our youth...our future. They will be our beacons of light, rising above adversity and hatred. They will show love and compassion as we build a shared pathway to a better and brighter future. We will help them...together! Thank you for your continued partnership and commitment to our youth. I look forward to working with you in the years to come!

Dr. Calvin Ball Your Howard County Council Chairperson Proudly Representing District 2 Authority: The Calvin Ball Team, Nina Basu, Treasurer, 9512 Wandering Way, Columbia, MD 21045

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The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc.* presents its

TENTH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC Monday, June 6, 2016

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The Timbers at Troy Golf Course, 6100 Marshalee Drive, Elkridge, MD 21075 Schedule of Events

Monday, June 6, 2016 7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens Driving Range Opens Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Shot Gun Start

2:00 p.m.

Lunch in Clubhouse

Individual

$125 per individual golfer Name: _________________________________________________

Prizes    

Registration Form: Make checks payable to Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc.

First & Second Place Awards Longest Drive: Men & Women Closest to the Pin Contest Putting Contest – On the Turn

Sponsorship Opportunities All sponsor names will be listed on the Foundation’s website

ALPHA Sponsor .................. $5,000

Includes: 8 golfers & sponsorship of 4 golf holes; chair of the classic & booth display on day of event A full-page advertisement in program booklet

BETA Sponsor ..................... $1,500 Includes: 4 Golfers & sponsorship of 3 golf holes;

Player #1

Foursome

$500 per foursome Email ______________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________ City ______________________________ ZIP _______________ Phone _________________________________________________

$125 per golfer

Name: _________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________

Player #2 Address ________________________________________________ City ______________________________ ZIP _______________

$125 per golfer

Phone _________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________

Player #3 Address ________________________________________________ City ______________________________ ZIP _______________

A half-page advertisement in program booklet

GAMMA Sponsor ............... $1,000

Phone _________________________________________________

$125 per golfer

A quarter-page advertisement in program booklet

Player #4

Name: _________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________

Includes: 1 golf hole sponsorship; chair of the Classic & booth display on day of event

HOLE in ONE Sponsor ........... $500

Address ________________________________________________ City ______________________________ ZIP _______________

Includes: Tee sign displayed at 11th tee and green

PUTTING CONTEST Sponsor ... $300

$125 per golfer

Phone _________________________________________________

Includes: Tee sign displayed on contest green

HOLE Sponsor ........................ $250 Includes: Tee sign displayed on tee box

EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO:

Louis Baker bakerlou1102@gmail.com (301) 580-4005

FOR MORE DETAILS:

Richard Shepherd rhs726@hotmail.com Alonzo Cockrell alozocockrell8101@gmail.com

MAIL COMPLETED FORM:

The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. GOLF CLASSIC REGISTRATION P.O. Box 2694 Columbia, MD 21045 * The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. was founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization in order to advance educational achievement throughscholarship and programs to promote educationalopportunities for African American youth throughout Howard County.

Sponsor name

Total cost of golfers $ Total sponsor amount $ Other donation $

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The Occasion

Empowering Youth Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership written by Bro. Brandon L. Tilghman Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. • Initiated: Tau Lambda Chapter – 2007

We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated experience of social living.” ~ Dr. Martin L. King, Jr (The Purpose of Education, 1947)

Since our founding, 109 years ago at Cornell University, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has remained true to our mission of providing service and advocacy to our greater communities. Our beloved nation is undeniably stronger today because of the contributions of Alpha men, past and present, in our roles as fathers, guardians, teachers, role models, advocates, mentors, and friends. For the past 41 years, we have gathered at this annual memorial breakfast to reflect upon the life of our Alpha Brother, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, the members of Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter and The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. recommit ourselves as torchbearers of his noble legacy in the battle to overcome systemic challenges, rooted in discrimination and oppression, towards the attainment of equality and liberation for all people. We express our sincerest gratitude for your presence today as it indicates your willingness to embark upon this journey with us to confront challenges and seize opportunities that result in the collective empowerment of our families and communities. This year’s theme, “Empowering Youth: Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership”, directly embodies the spirit of Dr. King, as well as the principles and values for which AΦA and the AFHC strive to attain through educational programs and initiatives.

We recognize that our youth - the future leaders of America - have educational and training needs, even in Howard County. They must be empowered and prepared to be informed, thoughtful, and resilient in regards to life’s social, economic, judicial, and political adversities that they will most likely face in adulthood. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has a long-standing commitment to providing opportunities for meeting the needs of children. Systemic and contemporary challenges remain that produce outcomes for our students that are far below those we are willing to accept.

Towards the end of his earthly journey, Dr. King expressed the following sentiment that remains relevant today: “… The richest nation on Earth has never allocated enough resources to build sufficient schools, to compensate adequately its teachers, and to surround them with the prestige our work justifies. We squander funds on highways, on the frenetic pursuit of recreation, on the overabundance of overkill armament, but we pauperize education.” – United Teachers Federation Speech, 1964 Following a trail blazed by Dr. King and countless others who dreamed of equality in human affairs, we trust that you are willing to continue your partnership with ΚΦΛ and the AFHC in the investment, growth, and development of our youth. Through the donation of your time, skills, experiences and financial resources, we can eliminate vestiges of denied educational opportunities that have increased educational disparities. In preparing our students for academic success and leadership, we must collectively commit ourselves to ensuring that our schools and students have the necessary supports - academic, socio-emotional, and physical resources - that enable teaching and learning to thrive. Additionally, we must commit to the creation and maintenance of positive living and learning ecosystems - regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender - where the outcomes demonstrate that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed and become future leaders. Together, we can develop bold, innovative, and comprehensive solutions necessary to closing opportunity gaps that deprive our communities of the leadership potential that is possessed by our young people. Your support of today’s gathering is a testament of dedication towards ensuring that Dr. King’s dream will be realized. Thank you for your commitment and continued investment towards improving high-quality academic and social outcomes for our Howard County youth.

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We Shall Overcome* We shall overcome, We shall overcome We shall overcome some day. CHORUS: Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. We shall overcome some day We’ll walk hand in hand. We’ll walk hand in hand. We’ll walk hand in hand some day.

CHORUS: Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. We shall overcome some day We shall all be free. We shall all be free. We shall all be free some day. CHORUS: Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. We shall overcome some day.

* Edited for this event

Lift Every Voice and Sing** by James Weldon Johnson Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,

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

Ring with the harmonies of liberty;

Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;

Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list’ning skies,

Thou who has by thy might, led us into the light,

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee,

Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us,

Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;

Facing the rising sun of a new day begun,

Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,

Let us march on till victory is won.

True to our God, true to our native land.

** First and third verses used for this event

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Present the 41st Annual

Congratulations! Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter and The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. on the

41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast

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41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast

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UMBC prepares students to be global thinkers and lifetime learners with the confidence and skills to make meaningful changes in their communities. Each day, our students and alumni make the world a better place with the creativity, innovation, and compassion nurtured at UMBC. - Best wishes from Brother Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC

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KAPPA PHI LAMBDA (ΚΦΛ) CHAPTER of HOWARD COUNTY, MD

Chapter Presidents

Opel T. Jones, Sr. 2014 - Present

David Raphael 2001 - 2003

David H. Barrett 1987 - 1989

Norris T. Jennings 2012 - 2014

Dennis Kemp, Sr. 1999 - 2001

Freeman Sands, Sr. 1985 - 1987

Harry Evans, III 1993 - 1995 2010 - 2012

David Campbell 1997 - 1999

Kenneth Jennings, Jr. 1982 - 1984

Brian Wallace 2008 - 2010

Richard Alexander 1996 - 1997

James Fitzpatrick, Jr. 1980 - 1982

Kwame Ndzibah 2007 - 2008

Charles Robinson, III 1995 - 1996

Edward Young * 1978 - 1980

Calvin Austin 2005 - 2007

Harold Payne 1984 - 1985, 1991 - 1993

Joseph Collins * 1976 - 1978

James B. Smith 2003 - 2005

Cecil Christian, Jr. 1989 - 1991

Melvin Bilal 1975 - 1976

* Brothers of Omega Chapter

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BROTHERS of KAPPA PHI LAMBDA (ΚΦΛ) CHAPTER of HOWARD COUNTY, MD A Richard A. Alexander Dwight L. Ausbrooks Calvin R. Austin

CHAPTER OFFICERS President......................... Opel T. Jones, I Vice President................... John H. Taylor Recording Secretary ...... N. Malik Walker Corresponding Sec. ........ Leonard Simmons

Financial Secretary....... Rodney Shannon Treasurer....................... Rodney Hawkins Chaplain........................ James R. Wilson Sergeant-at-Arms.............. Jason Bennett Director of Educational Activities ....................................... James C. Bailey Historian ........................... Avery Pearsall Director of Membership Intake ................................. Charles I. Stokes, III Associate Editor to The Sphinx ..................................... Kerry G. Johnson Parliamentarian ..... Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Chapter Elder .......... Clarence D. Toomer Immediate Past President ....................................Norris T. Jennings Chairman, The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. ................................ Dennis G. Kemp, Sr.

B James C. Bailey Louis C. Baker Tyrone C. Banks Brandon L. Barrett David H. Barrett Jason K. Bennett Corey Boise Reese L. Boyd Vaughn M. Bradley, Sr. Sean Brooks Rochelle Brown Sean K. Brown Walter M. Bryant Harold F. Burgess C David L. Campbell Vic Carter Chester Chambers Carmon Choice Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Alzono Cockrell Bryan N. Cyprian D Donald E. Debnam Gabriel Dennis Cloyd C. Dodson Bruce W. Dorsey E Willie A. Eggleston, Jr. Devynne Espeut Harry Evans, III F James E. Fitzpatrick, Jr. Mark Fleming, Sr. Charles E. Franklin Bowyer G. Freeman G Todd Givens C. Vernon Gray Arvell Greenwood, Sr.

H David Hagans Clarence S. Hall Robert L. Harris, Jr. Vincent E. Harris William L. Harris Elliott Harvey Frederick C. Havard Rodney G. Hawkins Vincent Hodges Sherman Howell George W. Hunter, Jr. Louis G. Hutt, Jr. J Ernest L. Jackson, Sr. James T. Jackson Welsey Jackson Gerald L. James Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr. Norris T. Jennings Brady Johnson Kerry G. Johnson Evan A. Jones Opel T. Jones, I. Kenneth Jordan, Jr. K Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Moss H. Kendrix, Jr. Jordan Kibby L Alexander Leak Derrick C. Leak Jason C. Lee Rogers L. Lewis Justin Lloyd M Devon T. McCready Richard McGriff Charles E. Miles, IV Harvey A. Moran, Jr. Ray H. Moseley, Sr. N Bruce Nelson O Greg Olaniran Timothy M. O’Bryant Louis W. Ollie

P Jon Parker Michael G. Parrish, Jr. Harold Payne Avery Pearsall Lionel J. Perron Randall L. Phyall Larry C. Pinkett Issac Prentice Q Ishmael M. Qawiy R David Raphael Kamron R. Redding Stephen M. Rice Charles F. Robinson, III Wayne E. Rock Georges E. Rousseau S Freeman L. Sands, Sr. Lewis O. Saunders Hakim Scott Jerry E. Seals Shawn A. Settles Rodney M. Shannon Perry Shelton Richard H. Shepherd, Jr. Leonard Simmons Charles I. Stokes, III Kenneth Swain Kyle A. Swift T Jason F. Tate John H. Taylor Brandon L. Tilghman Clarence D. Toomer Ronald F. Triplett Dave Toomer James Turner W Neal M. Walker Charles C. Watson Gerald Whitaker Da’Nall T. Wilmer James R. Wilson Julian C. Wilson, Jr. Anthony K. Wutoh

NOTE: Some member names were not available for this list before this publication went to print.

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Back row, left to right: Name not available • Dave Toomer • Ernest L. Jackson, Sr. • David Hagans • Gerald James • David Rapael Charles C. Watson • Ray H. Moseley, Sr. Front row: Vic Carter • Randall Pollard • Willie A. Eggleston, Jr. • Leonard Simmons • David L. Campbell • James R. Wilson Kerry G. Johnson, (not pictured: Harry Evans, III)

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PLANNING COMMITTEE

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Cecil G. Christian, Jr.

Chairman, MLK Breakfast

Opel T. Jones, I

President, ΚΦΛ Chapter

Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Chairman, AFHC

Richard A. Alexander Calvin R. Austin James C. Bailey Louis C. Baker Brandon L. Barrett Walter M. Bryant Rochelle Brown

Brandon L. Barrett Vic Carter Harry Evans, III Charles E. Franklin Rodney Hawkins Ernest L. Jackson, Sr. Norris T. Jennings

Kerry G. Johnson Charles E. Miles, IV Ray H. Moseley, Sr. Devon T. McCready Avery Pearsall Charles F. Robinson, III Richard H. Shepherd, Jr.

Charles I. Stokes, III John H. Taylor Brandon L. Tilghman James R. Wilson

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Keynote Address Speaker

Bro. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President of The University

Bro. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, has served as President of UMBC since 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the recent report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. He also was recently named by President Obama to chair the newly created President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. In 2008, he was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked UMBC the nation’s #1 “Up and Coming” university for six years (2009-14). In 2015, U.S. News ranked UMBC fourth on a newly created list of the nation’s “most innovative” national universities. For the past seven years, U.S. News also consistently ranked UMBC among the nation’s leading institutions for “Best Undergraduate Teaching” – in 2015, other universities on the list included Princeton, Brown, Stanford, and Yale. TIME magazine named him one of America’s 10 Best College Presidents in 2009, and one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012. In 2011, he received both the TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence and the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Academic Leadership Award, recognized by many as the nation’s highest awards among higher education leaders. Also in 2011, he was named one of seven Top American Leaders by The Washington Post and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. In 2012, he received the Heinz Award for his contributions to improving the “Human Condition” and was among the inaugural inductees into the U.S. News & World Report STEM Solutions Leadership Hall of Fame. He serves as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Academies, and universities and school systems nationally. He also serves on the boards of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, France-Merrick Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation (Chair), T. Rowe Price Group, The Urban Institute, McCormick & Company, and the Baltimore Equitable Society. He served previously on the boards of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Maryland Humanities Council (member and Chair). Examples of other honors include election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the American Philosophical Society; receiving the prestigious McGraw Prize in Education, the U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, the Columbia University

Maryland, Baltimore County Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service, the GE African American Forum ICON Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Educational Research Association’s Distinguished Public Service Award, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) William D. Carey Award; being named a Fellow of the AAAS, Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) by the BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference, Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, and Marylander of the Year by the editors of the Baltimore Sun; and being listed among Fast Company magazine’s first Fast 50 Champions of Innovation in business and technology, and receiving the Technology Council of Maryland’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He also holds honorary degrees from more than 20 institutions – from Harvard, Princeton, and Duke to the University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, Haverford College, and Harvey Mudd College. With philanthropist Robert Meyerhoff, he co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program in 1988. The program is open to all highachieving students committed to pursuing advanced degrees and research careers in science and engineering, and advancing underrepresented minorities in these fields. The program is recognized as a national model, and based on program outcomes, Hrabowski has authored numerous articles and co-authored two books, Beating the Odds and Overcoming the Odds (Oxford University Press), focusing on parenting and high-achieving African American males and females in science. His most recent book, Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement (Beacon Press, 2015), describes the events and experiences that played a central role in his development as an educator and leader. He and UMBC were recently featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes, attracting national attention for the campus’s achievements involving innovation and inclusive excellence. A child-leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Hrabowski was prominently featured in Spike Lee’s 1997 documentary, Four Little Girls, on the racially motivated bombing in 1963 of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Born in 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama, Hrabowski graduated from Hampton Institute with highest honors in mathematics. He received his M.A. (mathematics) and Ph.D. (higher education administration/statistics) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast

Empowering Youth - Preparing Students for Academic Success and Leadership Master of Ceremony ................................................................................................................................. Bro. Opel T. Jones, I. President, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Welcome ................................................................................................................................................ Bro. Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Chairman, Alpha Foundation of Howard County, Inc. Invocation...................................................................................................................................................... Bro. James R. Wilson Chaplain, Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter “Lift Every Voice & Sing”................................................................................ Audience participation, led by Ms. Ivy Hylton The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Litany............................................................................................. Nile Wortham, 8th Grade High Achiever, Bonnie Branch Middle School, Ellicott City, MD Remarks....................................................................................................................................................... Bro. R. Anthony Mills Eastern Region Vice President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Howard County Proclamation ............................................................................................................. Mr. Allan H. Kittleman Howard County Executive Recognition of Dignitaries ..................................................................................................................Bro. Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. BREAKFAST IS SERVED Musical Selection .......................................................................................................................................... Ms. Victoria Payton Special Recognition/Presentation .......................................................................................................... Bro. Mark S. Tillman 34th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Barbara Mikulski, Retiring U.S. Senator of the State of Maryland Overview of Local & National Educational Programs ............................................................................. Bro. J. Craig Bailey Director of Educational Activities Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter Special recognition of supporters of the breakfast that contributed $1,000 or more Introduction of Keynote Speaker .......................................................................................................................... Zakariya Kmir President, Alpha Achievers, Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City, MD Musical Selection .................................................................................................................................................. Ms. Ivy Hylton Keynote Address............................................................................................................................ Bro. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Acknowledgements and Closing Remarks ............................................................................................. Bro. Opel T. Jones, I. “We Shall Overcome”................................................................................................................................... Led by the Musicians Benediction ................................................................................................................................................... Bro. James R. Wilson

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In Memoriam

Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul. Excerpts from “Invictus” by William Earnest Henley

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The Litany of Commemoration of the

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968

LEADER: In the grand order of the universe, our Lord God wisely has chosen men and women to serve Him in each era. Such a servant of out Lord God was Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birth we now commemorate. We are thankful for the life of this 20th Century prophet of freedom who joined the prophets of history in the cry: AUDIENCE: In the name of freedom, let my people go. LEADER: Martin Luther King, Jr., envisioned the ultimate freedom: the freedom achieved in struggle; the freedom reached in brotherhood; the freedom fired by the dream of a man; the freedom inspired by the lot of a people; the freedom free of hate; the freedom full of love. AUDIENCE: In the name of this freedom of love, let my people go. LEADER: He came into our lives when the yearning of people to be free had turned their attention to justice. For justice, only justice, we shall follow, that we may live and inherit the land which the Lord our God gives us. AUDIENCE: In the name of justice, let my people go. LEADER: He reminded us that the spirit of man soars from the depths of despair with the strength and belief in the promise of the Creator of the universe. We know and we testify: The Lord loves justice; He will not forsake his saints. AUDIENCE: In the name of the Lord, let my people go.

sickness of separating human life; to Selma, to ensure the equality of people in human affairs; to a hundred nameless communities, to remove the painful shackles of oppression and light joyous torches of liberty. AUDIENCE: In the name of this journey toward freedom, let my people go. LEADER: When war was encountered, the leader of this journey sang with the people: “Ain’t gonna study war no more.”When violence was met, he spurned it and said: “Hate is too great a burden to bear.” AUDIENCE: In the name of peace, and love, let my people go. LEADER: And even when death was confronted, as the journey reached Memphis, he could say in final triumph, that in life he had found something worth dying for, something worth life itself-The Promised Land, a land of freedom with justice. AUDIENCE: In the name of the Spirit of the Lord, let my people go. LEADER: So we are thankful that the Spirit of the Lord anointed a man who preached good news to the poor, who rejected segregation and embraced liberation, who prophesied the greatness of his people in struggle for the deliverance of all people. AUDIENCE: In the name of the Promised Land, let my people go.

AUDIENCE: In the name of the prophet, Amos, and in the name of suffering people, let my people go.

LEADER: We praise the Lord God for sending us a man of peace who resisted tyranny, a man of nonviolence who fought for liberty, a man of God who worked for people. Thank you, Lord, for Martin Luther King, Jr. who inspired us with his dream, who walked into our lives and our hearts with his marches for justice, who demanded freedom with courage in the Face of grave danger, and who has now passed on into your Promised Land. Thank you for his noble legacy to continue the journey to that land here on earth, in life for all people. Thank you, God; You have sent us one who now causes us to say:

LEADER: The journey went to Montgomery, to affirm human dignity and courage; to Birmingham, to defeat the

ALL: In the name of Martin Luther King, Jr., let my people go.

LEADER: And so he set off with us on a journey for justice. It was a journey proclaiming the words of the ancient’ prophet, Amos: “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness Like a mighty stream.” It was a journey calling forth the modern Christian ministry - to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

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Historic themes and keynote speakers of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast No. Date Location Theme Keynote Speaker

Chapter President & MLK Breakfast Chairman

1 January 16, 1976

American Cities Building The Dream Continues Columbia, MD

Congressman Parren J. Mitchell District 7, Maryland

Bro. Melvin Bilal Bro. C. Vernon Gray

2 January 15, 1977

Slayton House Keep The Fight Alive Columbia, MD

Senator Clarence Blount State Senator, Maryland

Bro. Joseph W. Collins, Jr. Bro. Orient Jackson

3 January 14, 1978

Oakland Mills Interfaith Center Dreaming of a New Day Columbia, MD

Bro. James A. Joseph Under Secretary, Dept. of Interior

Bro. Joseph W. Collins, Jr. Bro. Melvin Bilal

Rouse Building Columbia, MD

Ms. Bernadine Denning Director, Office of Revenue Sharing

Bro. Edward Young Bro. Harold Payne

4 January 14, 1979

Focus on Women

5 January 13, 1980

Rouse Building The Dream Lives On Columbia, MD

Bro. Melvin R. Goode Journalist

Bro. Edward Young Bro. C. Vernon Gray

6 January 11, 1981

Rouse Building The Dream Columbia, MD

Congressman Parren J. Mitchell District 7, Maryland

Bro. James E. Fitzpatrick Bro. C. Vernon Gray

Rouse Building Columbia, MD

Dr. King’s Dream: The Unfinished Agenda

Ms. Florefta D. McKenzie Superintendent, D.C. Public Schools

Bro. James E. Fitzpatrick Bro. David E. Rakes

8 January 9, 1983

Rouse Building Columbia, MD

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life of Commitment and Love

Judge William H. Murphy, Jr. Supreme Bench, Baltimore City

Bro. Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr. Bro. David E. Rakes

9 January 15, 1984

Rouse Building Columbia, MD

A Life of Commitment, A Legacy of Love

Bishop John H. Adams African Methodist Episcopal Church

Bro. Kenneth M. Jennings, Jr. Bro. William M. Floyd

10 January 13, 1985

Rouse Building Columbia, MD

A Life of Commitment, A Legacy of Love

Dr. Hugo A. Owens, DDS Selma March Organizer

Bro. Harold Payne Bro. Charles Fizer

11 January 12, 1986

Rouse Building Keeping The Dream Alive Columbia, MD

Bro. Melvin R. Goode Journalist

Bro. Freeman L. Sands, Sr. Bro. Sherman Howell

12 January 11, 1987

Turf Valley Country Club Living The Dream Ellicoff City, MD

Bro. Dr. John Slaughter Chancellor, Univ. of MD, College Park

Bro. Freeman L. Sands, Sr. Bro. David H. Barrett

13 January 10, 1988

Turf Valley Country Club A Focus on Youth Ellicott City, MD

Bro. James E. Coleman. Bro. David H. Barrett Student of Divinity, James Madison Univ. Bro. Freeman L. Sands, Sr.

14 January 15, 1989

Martin’s West A Focus on Youth Baltimore, MD

Bro. William J. Barber, Ill Graduate Student of Divinity, Duke Univ.

Bro. David H. Barrett Bro. Freeman L. Sands, Sr.

15 January 14, 1990

Martin’s West Education is the Answer Baltimore, MD

Bro. Dr. Ralph T. Grant, Jr. Councilman, Newark, NJ

Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Bro. Harry Evans, Ill

16 January 13, 1991

Martin’s West A Challenge to Those Who Can! Baltimore, MD

Edward Lewis Publisher, Essence Magazine

Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr. Bro. Richard Alexander

17 January 12, 1992

BWI Marriott Hotel The Challenge Baltimore, MD

Dr. Joyce A. Ladner VP, Academic Affairs, Howard Univ.

Bro. Harold Payne Bro. Salvador WaIler

18 January 10, 1993

BWI Marriott Hotel Heritage, Courage and Intellect Baltimore, MD

Bro. Dr. Na’im Akbar Professor, Florida State Univ.

Bro. Harold Payne Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr.

19 January 9, 1994

BWI Marriott Hotel Baltimore, MD

Hon. Kurt L. Schmoke Mayor, Baltimore, Maryland

Bro. Harry Evans, Ill Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr.

20 January 8, 1995

BWI Marriott Hotel The Struggle Continues Baltimore, MD

Hon. James H. Sills Mayor, Wilmington, Delaware

Bro. Harry Evans, Ill Bro. Nathaniel Gibson

21 January 7, 1996

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

The Relevance of Dr. King’s Message Today

Amiri Baraka Poet, Political Activist, Teacher

Bro. Charles F. Robinson, Ill Bro. David H. Barrett

22 January 12, 1997

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

The Role of Religion in Promoting Diversity

Bro. Dr. John T. Porter, Pastor Bro. Richard Alexander 6th Ave. Baptist Church - Birmingham, AL Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr.

23 January 11, 1998

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

The Effect of the Law on The Dream

Bro. Milton Carver Davis, Esq. Bro. David L. Campbell 29th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Bro. Calvin Austin

7 January 10, 1982

The Role of Politics in Dr. King’s Dream

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Chapter President & MLK Breakfast Chairman

24 January 10, 1999 Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

Accepting the Mantle of Leadership

Bishop Woodie W. White United Methodist Church

Bro. David L. Campbell Bro. Ray H. Moseley, Sr.

25 January 9, 2000

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

Challenges of the Post-Civil Rights Era in the 21st Century

Rev. Ambrose I. Lane WPFW Radio, Washington, D.C.

Bro. Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Bro. David H. Barrett

26 January 7, 2001

Martin’s West Making The Dream a Reality Baltimore, MD

Hon. Elijah E. Cummings (D) U.S. Congress - MD, 7th District

Bro. Dennis G. Kemp, Sr. Bro. Richard Shepherd, Jr.

27 January 13, 2002 Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

Economic Empowerment, The Next Phase of the Civil Rights Movement

Bro. Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro Author, Professor, Motivational Speaker

Bro. David Raphael Bro. Vincent E. Harris

28 January 12, 2003 Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

The Dream’s Impact on the Education of Our Youth

Dr. Crystal A. Kuykendall Educator, Author, Motivational Speaker

Bro. David Raphael Bro. Harvey A. Moran

29 January 11, 2004 Martin’s West The Future of Affirmative Action Baltimore, MD

Bro. Marc H. Morial President, National Urban League

Bro. James B. Smith Bro. Charles F. Robinson, Ill

30 January 9, 2005

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

Standing on the Shoulders of Leaders Past and Present

Brigadier General Sheridan G. Cordia US Army Retired

Bro. James B. Smith Bro. Reese Boyd

31 January 8, 2006

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

The Civil Rights Movement: The New Paradigm of the 21st Century

Bro. Hill Harper Film, Television and Stage Actor

Bro. Calvin R. Austin Bro. James B. Smith

32 January 7, 2007

Martin’s West Baltimore, MD

Reviving the Dream What Would Martin Want Us to Do?

Bro. Rev. Dr. Bowyer G. Freeman Pastor, New St. Mark Baptist Church

Bro. Calvin R. Austin Bro. Kwame Ndzibah

Bro. Dr. Randall D. Pinkett Chairman and CEO, BCT Partners

Bro. Kwame Ndzibah Bro. Harry Evans, III

33 January 13, 2008 Martin’s West Economic Equality: Are We There Yet? Baltimore, MD

34 January 11, 2009 Martin’s West Grooming the Next Generation of Kings Bro. Roland Martin Baltimore, MD CNN Political Analyst

Bro. Brian Wallace Bro. Vincent Hodges

35 January 10, 2010 Martin’s West The Education of Our People Baltimore, MD

Bro. Kevin Powell Writer/Activist

Bro. Brian Wallace Bro. Ernest Jackson

36 January 9, 2011 Martin’s West Leadership in the 21st Century Baltimore, MD

Bro. Lt. Commander Mill Etienne, M.D., PPH Director of Epilepsy and EEG Laboratory Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Bro. Harry Evans, III Bro. Stephen M. Rice

37 January 8, 2012 Martin’s West Marching with Martin ... Into The Future Bro. Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. Baltimore, MD 33rd General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Bro. Harry Evans, III Bro. Cecil G. Christian, Jr.

38 January 13, 2013 Martin’s West Shaping the Future Based on the Past Baltimore, MD

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ph.D. Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Bro. Norris T. Jennings Bro. John H. Taylor

39 January 12, 2014 Martin’s West Where Do We Go From Here? Baltimore, MD

Bro. Walter Kimbrough, Ph.D. President, Dillard University

Bro. Norris T. Jennings Bro. Donald E. Debnam

40 January 11, 2015 Martin’s West Intentional Leadership Baltimore, MD

Bro. Ozell Sutton Civil Rights Leader 26th General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Bro. Opel T. Jones, I. Bro. Rodney Hawkins

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chronology n 1929

January 15: Michael Luther King, Jr. is born to Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. (the former Alberta Christine Williams), in Atlanta, Georgia. His name changed to Martin at the age of six.

n 1935-1944

King attends David T. Howard Elementary School. Atlanta University Laboratory School, and Booker T. Washington High School. He passes the entrance examination to Morehouse College (Atlanta) without graduating from high school.

n 1947

King is licensed to preach and becomes an assistant to his father, who is pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta.

n 1948

February 25: King is ordained to the Baptist ministry. June: King graduates from Morehouse College with a B.A. Degree in sociology. September: King enters Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pennsylvania. After hearing Dr. A. J. Muste and Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson preach on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, he begins to study Gandhi seriously.

n 1951

June: King graduates from Crozer with a B.D. degree, and enters Boston University to pursue a doctoral degree.

n 1952

January 22: King is initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. via Sigma Chapter at Boston University.

n 1953

n 1956

January 26: Dr. King is arrested on a charge of traveling 30 miles an hour in a 25 mile-an-hour zone in Montgomery. He is released on his own recognizance. January 30: A bomb is thrown onto the porch of Dr. King’s Montgomery home. Mrs. King and Mrs. Roscoe Williams, wife of a church member, are in the house with baby Yolanda Denise; no one is injured. February 2: A suit is filed in federal district court asking that Montgomery’s travel segregation laws be declared unconstitutional February 21: Dr. King is indicted with other figures in the conspiracy to hinder and prevent the operation of business without” just or legal cause.” June 4: A United States district court rules that racial segregation on city bus lines is unconstitutional. June 27: Dr. King is the guest speaker at the annual NAACP convention in San Francisco. August 10: Dr. King is a speaker before the platform committee of the Democratic Party in Chicago. October 30: Mayor Gayle of Montgomery instructs the city’s legal department “to file such proceedings as it may deem proper to stop the operation of car pools and transportation systems growing out of the boycott.” November 13: The United States Supreme Court affirms the decision of the three-judge district court in declaring unconstitutional Alabama’s stale and local laws requiring segregation on buses. December 20: Federal injunctions prohibiting segregation on buses are served on city and bus company officials in Montgomery. Injunctions are also served on state officials.

June 18: King marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Alabama.

December 21: Montgomery buses are integrated.

n 1954

n 1957

n 1955

January 10-11: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC) is formed at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta. Dr. King is elected its president.

October 31: King is installed by Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., as the 20th pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL. June 5: King receives a Ph.D. degree in Systematic Theology from Boston University. November 17: The Kings’ first child, Yolanda Denise, is born in Montgomery. December 1: Mrs. Rosa Parks, a 42 year-old Montgomery seamstress, refuses to relinquish her bus seat to a white man, and is arrested. December 5: The first day of the bus boycott. The trial of Mrs. Parks. A meeting of movement leaders is held. Dr. King is unanimously elected president of an organization named the Montgomery Improvement Association, a name proposed by Reverend Ralph Abernathy. December 10: The Montgomery Bus Company suspends service in black neighborhoods.

January 27: An unexploded bomb is discovered on Dr. and Mrs. King’s front porch.

February 18: Time magazine puts Dr. King on its cover. March 6, 1957: Dr. King stood with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in Accra, Ghana, West Africa as the flag of European colonialism was lowered and the Ghanaian flag was raised, thereby through his presence linking the American Civil Rights movement with African national independence movements. May 17: Dr. King delivers a speech for the Prayer Pilgrimage For Freedom celebrating the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s desegregation decision. The speech, entitled-Give Us the Ballot,” is given at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. June 13: Dr. King has a conference with the vice president of the United States, Richard M. Nixon.

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chronology September 2: Dr. King addresses a Labor Day seminar on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee. September: President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalizes the Arkansas National Guard to escort nine Negro students to an all white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. September 9: The first civil rights act since Reconstruction is passed by Congress, creating the Civil Rights Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. October 23: A second child, Martin Luther III, is born to Dr. and Mrs. King.

n 1958

February 8: Dr. King is a guest speaker at a legislative conference of the American Jewish Congress in New York. June 23: Dr. King, along with Roy Wilkins of the NAACP, A. Philip Randolph, and Lester Granger, meets with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. September 3: Dr. King is arrested on a charge of loitering (later changed to “failure to obey an officer”) in the vicinity of the Montgomery Recorder’s Court. He is released on one hundred dollars bond. September 4: Dr. King is convicted after pleading “not guilty on the charge of failure to obey an officer. The fine is paid almost immediately, over Dr. King’s objection, by Montgomery Police Commissioner Clyde C. Sellers. September 17: Dr. King’s book Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story is published by Harper & Row. September 20: Mrs. Izola Curry, forty-two, who is subsequently alleged to be mentally deranged, stabs Dr. King in the chest. The stabbing occurs in the heart of Harlem while Dr. King is autographing his recently published book.

n 1959

(Section 2)

April 15: The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is founded to coordinate student protest at Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, on a temporary basis. (it is to become a permanent organization in October, 1960.) Dr. King and James Lawson are the keynote speakers at the Shaw University founding. May 28: An all-white jury in Montgomery acquits Dr. King of the tax evasion charge. June 10: Dr. King and A. Philip Randolph announce plans for picketing both the Republican and Democratic national conventions. June 24: Dr. King has a conference with John F. Kennedy candidate for president of the United States, about racial matters. October 19: Dr. King is arrested at an Atlanta sit-in and is jailed on a charge of violating the state’s trespass law. Oct. 22-27. The Atlanta charges are dropped. All jailed demonstrators are released except for Dr. King, who is held on a charge of violating a probated sentence in a traffic arrest case. He is transferred to the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur, Georgia, and is then transferred to the Reidsville State Prison. He is released from the Reidsville State Prison on a two-thousand-dollar bond.

n 1961

January 30: A third child, Dexter Scott, is born to Dr. and Mrs. King in Atlanta. May 4: The first group of Freedom Riders, intent on integrating interstate buses leaves Washington, D.C., by Greyhound bus. The group, organized by the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE), leaves shortly after the Supreme Court has outlawed segregation in interstate transportation terminals. The bus is burned outside of Anniston, Alabama, on May 14. A mob beats the Riders upon their arrival in Birmingham. The Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, and spend forty to sixty days in Parchman Penitentiary, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner (white) December 15: Dr. King arrives in Albany, Georgia, in response to a call from Dr. W. G. Anderson, the leader of the Albany Movement to desegregate public facilities, which began in January 1961.

January 30: Dr. King meets with Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers union, in Detroit. February 2-March 10. Dr. and Mrs. King spend a month in India studying Gandhi’s techniques of nonviolence, as guests of Prime Minister Nehru

December 16: Dr. King is arrested at an Albany demonstration. He is charged with obstructing the sidewalk and parading without a permit.

August 20: Dr. King delivers a speech to the National Bar Association in Milwaukee.

February 2: Dr. King is tried and convicted for leading the December march in Albany.

November 29: Dr. King submits his resignation, effective on the fourth Sunday of January 1960, as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

n 1960

January 24: The King family moves to Atlanta. Dr. King to becomes co-pastor, with his father, of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. February 1: The first lunch counter sit-in to desegregate eating facilities is held by students in Greensboro, North Carolina. February 17: A warrant is issued for Dr. King’s arrest on charges that he did not pay his 1956 and 1958 Alabama state income taxes.

n 1962

May 2: Dr. King is invited to join the Birmingham protests. July 27: Dr. King is arrested at an Albany city hall prayer vigil and jailed on charges of failure to obey a police officer, obstructing the sidewalk, and disorderly conduct. September 20: James Meredith makes his first attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi. He is actually enrolled by Supreme Court order and is escorted onto the Oxford, Mississippi, campus by U.S. Marshals on October 1, 1962. October 16: Dr. King meets with President John F. Kennedy at the White House for an one-hour conference.

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chronology n 1963

March 28: The Kings’ fourth child, Bernice Albertine, is born. March-April. Sit-in demonstrations are held in Birmingham to protest segregation of eating facilities. Dr. King is arrested during a demonstration. April 16: Dr. King writes the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while imprisoned for demonstrating. May 3-4: T. Eugene (“Bull”) Connor, director of public safety of Birmingham, orders the use of police dogs and fire hoses upon the marching protestors (young adults and children.) May 20: The Supreme Court of the United States rules Birmingham’s segregation ordinances unconstitutional. June 11: Governor George C. Wallace tries to stop the court ordered integration of the University of Alabama by “standing in the schoolhouse door” and personally refusing entrance to black students and Justice Department officials. President John F. Kennedy then federalizes the Alabama National Guard, and Governor Wallace removes himself from blocking the entrance of the Negro students. June 12: Medgar Evers, NAACP leader in Jackson, Mississippi, is assassinated in the early-morning darkness by a rifle bullet, at his home. His memorial service is held in Jackson on June 15: and he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., on June 19. August 28: The March on Washington, the first large integrated protest march, is held in Washington, D.C. Dr. King and other civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the White House, and afterwards Dr. King delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. September: Dr. King’s book Strength to Love is published by Harper & Row. September 2-10: Governor Wallace orders the Alabama state troopers to stop the court-ordered integration of Alabama’s elementary and high schools until he is enjoined by court injunction from doing so. By September 10 specific schools are actually integrated by court order. November 22: President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

n 1964

Summer: COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) initiates the Mississippi Summer Project, a voter-registration drive organized and run by black and white students. June 21: Three civil rights workers-James Chaney (black), Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner (white)-are reported missing after a short trip to Philadelphia. May-June: Dr. King joins other SCLC workers in demonstrations for the integration of public accommodations in St. Augustine, Florida. He is jailed. June: Dr. King’s book Why We Can’t Wait is published by Harper & Row.

(Section 3)

July 2: Dr. King attends the signing of the Public Accommodations Bill, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House. July 18-23: Riots occur in Harlem. One black man is killed. August 4: The bodies of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are discovered by FBI agents buried near the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Neshoba County Sheriff Rainey and his deputy, Cecil Price, are allegedly implicated in the murders. August: Riots occur in New Jersey, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. September 18. Dr. King has an audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. September. Dr. King and Reverend Ralph Abernathy visit West Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt. December 10: Dr. King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. February 21: Blacks in New York City murder Malcolm X, leader of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and former Black Muslim leader.

n 1965

March 7: Marching demonstrators (from SNCC and SCLC led by SCLC’s Hosea Williams are beaten when attempting to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on their planned march to Montgomery, Alabama, from Selma, Alabama, by state highway patrolmen under the direction of Al Lingo, and sheriff ’s deputies under the leadership of Jim Clark. An order by Governor Wallace had prohibited the march. March 9: Unitarian minister James Reeb is beaten by four white segregationists in Selma and dies two days later. March 15: President Johnson addresses the nation and Congress He describes the Voting Rights Bill he will submit to Congress in two days and uses the slogan of the civil rights movement, “We Shall Overcome.” March 16: Sheriff ’s deputies and police on horseback in Montgomery beat black and white demonstrators. March 21-25: Over 3,000 protest marchers leave Selma for a march to Montgomery, protected by federal troops. They are joined along the way by a total of 25,000 marchers. Upon reaching the capitol building they hear an address by Dr. King. March 25: Mrs. Viola Liuzzo, wife of a Detroit Teamsters Union business agent, is shot and killed while driving a car-load of marchers back to Selma. July: Dr. King visits Chicago. SCLC joins with the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO), led by Al Raby, in the Chicago Project. August-December: In Alabama, SCLC spearheads voter registration campaigns in Greene, Wilcox, and Eutaw counties, and in the cities of Montgomery and Birmingham. August 6: President Johnson signs the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chronology August 11-16: In Watts, the black ghetto of Los Angeles, riots leave 35 dead, of whom 28 are black.

n 1966

February: Dr. King rents an apartment in the black ghetto of Chicago. February 23: Dr. King meets with Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Black Muslims in Chicago. March 25: The Supreme Court of the United States rules any poll tax unconstitutional. March: Dr King takes over a Chicago slum building and is sued by its owner. Spring: Dr. King makes a tour of Alabama to help elect black candidates. Spring: The Alabama primary is held, the first time since Reconstruction that blacks have voted in any numbers. May 16: An antiwar statement by Dr. King is read at a large Washington rally to protest the war in Vietnam. Dr. King agrees to serve as co-chairman of Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam. June 6: James Meredith is shot soon after beginning his 220- mile “March Against Fear” from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. June: Stokely Carmichael and Willie Ricks (SNCC) use the slogan “Black Power” in public for the first time, before reporters in Greenwood, Mississippi. July 10: Dr. King launches a drive to make Chicago an “open city” in regard to housing. August 5: Dr. King is stoned in Chicago as he leads a march through crowds of angry whites in the Gage Park section of Chicago’s Southwest Side. September: SCLC launches a project with the aim of integrating schools in Grenada, Mississippi. Fall. SCLC initiates the Alabama Citizen Education Project in Wilcox County

n 1967

January: Dr. King writes his book Where Do We Go from Here? while in Jamaica. March 12: Alabama is ordered to desegregate all public schools. March 25: Dr. King attacks the government’s Vietnam policy in a speech at the Chicago Coliseum. May 10-11: One black student is killed in rioting on the cam-pus of all-Negro Jackson State College, Jackson Mississippi. July 6: The Justice Department reports that more than 50 percent of all eligible black voters are registered in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina. July 12-17: Twenty-three people die, 725 are injured in riots in Newark, New Jersey.

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July 23-30: Forty-three die, 324 are injured in the Detroit riots, the worst of the century. July 26: Black leaders Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young appeal for an end to the riots, “which have proved ineffective and damaging to the civil rights cause and the entire nation.” October 30: The Supreme Court upholds the contempt-of- court convictions of Dr. King and seven other black leaders who led 1963 marches in Birmingham. Dr. King and his enter jail to serve four-day sentences. November 27: Dr. King announces the formation by SCLC of a Poor People’s Campaign, with the aim of representing the problems poor blacks and whites.

n 1968

February 12: Sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee. March 28:. Dr. King leads six thousand protesters on a march through downtown Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. Disorders break out during which black youths loot stores. One sixteen-year-old is killed and fifty persons are injured. April 3: Dr. King’s last speech, entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” is delivered at the Memphis Masonic Temple. April 4: A sniper assassinates Dr. King as he stands talking on the balcony of his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He dies in St. Joseph’s Hospital from a gunshot wound in the neck. James Earl Ray is later captured and convicted of the murder.

n 1986

January 18: Following passage of Public Law 98-144, President Ronald Reagan signs a proclamation declaring the third Monday in January of each year a public holiday in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

n 1998

July 16: President Bill Clinton signed a Joint Resolution authorizing a memorial for Dr. King to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

n 2006

November 13: Ceremonial Ground Breaking at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial.

n 2009

October: The Memorial’s final design was approved by federal agencies and a building permit was issued.

n 2011

August 27: Opening of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Washington, DC. October 16: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is officially dedicated by President Barack Obama.

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