The 23nd AnnualDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Breakfast

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015, Grand River Center

Dr. King Birthday Breakfast Program

WELCOME Rev. Tim Bees, Master of Ceremonies

INTERPRETERRobin Lilleskov

INVOCATION University of Dubuque Gospel Choir

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS

RECOGNITION OF YOUTH CENTERPIECESProvided through Multicultural Family Center and The Dream Center Programs

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERManisha Paudel

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Margaret Huang

CLOSING REMARKSRobert Kimble

Last year’s Keynote Speaker was Dr. Alex M. David.

Special thanks to the Hempstead Jazz Band for this morning’s musical prelude.

A longtime advocate for human rights and racial justice, Margaret Huang is the deputy executive director for campaigns and programs of Amnesty International USA. In that capacity, she directs Amnesty’s programmatic work and serves as chief strategist for the organization’spriority campaigns.

A visionary leader, speaker and writer, Huang has close to 20 years of experience in human rights advocacy and policy, overseeing national campaigns that have led to advancements in human rights legislation. She previously served as the executive director of Rights Working Group, a membership coalition of more than 350 civil liberties, immigrant rights and human rights organizations that was founded in the aftermath of 9/11 to restore human rights protections eroded by national security policies.

Human and Civil RightsMovement of Today.Critical Issue: What WE, as a society, can do.

Keynote Speaker: Margaret Huang

“I just want everyone to respect my teachers.” 7th grade student, Washington Middle School

(Imagine Dubuque project)

“Dubuque should be a safe peaceful place for children, with clean parks and bright colors.”Justice, Jefferson Middle School (Imagine Dubuque project)

“If Dr. King was not there, we would not be sitting here together.”

Ethnically diverse Multicultural Family Center Teens (MLK Breakfast Centerpiece project)

“Dr. King was a Civil Rights leader, and we are who we are because of him.” Aliyah, Dubuque Dream Center (MLK Breakfast Centerpiece project)

“I imagine Dubuque to be a place where we call everyone by their first name and not the color of their skin.”

Allison, Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School (Imagine Dubuque project)

CIVIL RIGHTS IN DUBUQUE’ EXHIBIT ON DISPLAYU.S. history students at the Dubuque Community School District’s Alternative Learning Center (ALC) researched, designed and created artistic pieces that educate viewers on topics such as women, African Americans and accessibility for people with disabilities in Dubuque. These creations, collectively titled “Civil Rights in Dubuque,” are on display today.

In order to complete the exhibit, students analyzed historic newspapers, interviewed community members and worked with the Dubuque Historical Society archives. Teachers Tim Hitzler and Tammy Vandermillen are proud to share their students’ accomplishments with you.

STUDENT PARTICIPANTS: Brianna Brandenburg, Dylan Chambers, Paige Christensen, Jordan Cook, Scott Davis, Logan Hirsch, ABrianna Lewis, Darius Lewis, Jose Madrigal, Addison Metz, William Powell, Reanah Tsacudakis Fullbright, Brashawn Williams

2014/2015 CONTEST WINNERS

K–3 POSTER FIRST PLACE: Danny Rothert St. Columbkille

SECOND PLACE: Joey Kiefer Resurrection

4-5 POSTER FIRST PLACE: Sam Lueken Our Lady of Guadalupe

SECOND PLACE: Sophia Loso St. Collumbkille

3–5 ESSAY FIRST PLACE: Estella Brown Bryant SECOND PLACE: Makayla Schockemoehl St. Anthony

6–8 ESSAY FIRST PLACE: Evelyn Cook Mazzuchelli

SECOND PLACE: Clinton Sabers Mazzuchelli

6-8 MULTIMEDIA FIRST PLACE: Mailalyne Samuel Jefferson

SECOND PLACE: Alec Lynch Jefferson

9-12 ESSAY FIRST PLACE: Chyan Decker Senior

SECOND PLACE: Wanjiku Gatua Senior

SPECIAL MENTION: Nicole Kaufman Senior

HONORABLE MENTION: Stephen Cochran Wahlert

9 -12 MULTIMEDIA FIRST PLACE: Samantha Pfab Senior

SECOND PLACE: Katrina Zentz Senior

Eleven Black Writers in Twelve Months: A 2015 Challenge.

JANUARY“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya AngelouThis is Angelou’s autobiography and so much more. It deserves to be read because it is an American classic.

FEBRUARY“The Fire Next Time” by James BaldwinThis classic contains two essays: “My Dungeon Shook – A Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation,” and “Down at the Cross – Letter from a Region of my Brain.” This writing is angry and powerful.

MARCH“Dust Tracks on a Road” by Zora Neale HurstonHurston, part of the Harlem Renaissance, was a writer and anthropologist. This 1942 autobiography was controversial and powerful.

APRIL“Where Do We Go From Here?” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther KingIn this, his last manuscript, King lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for the future of America. This is still timely for today’s reader.

MAY“Race Matters” by Cornell WestWest is one of today’s foremost thinkers and writers. In this book he analyzes moral authority and racial debates concerning skin color in the United States.

JUNE

“The Souls of Black Folks” by WEB DuBoisDubois most influential work records the cruelties of racism, celebrates the strength and pride of Black America, and explores the paradoxical “double-consciousness” of African American life.

JULY

“Kindred” by Octavia ButlerButler is a Science-fiction writer. Her story is about a writer, Dana, who finds herself shuttled between her California home in 1976 and a pre-Civil War Maryland plantation. This is part time-travel and part slave-narrative.

AUGUST“The Last Speeches” by Malcolm XExactly what the title suggests, a collection of speeches and interviews from the last two years of Malcolm’s life.

SEPTEMBER“The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes” by Langston HughesStep up to bat and challenge yourself poetically by one of the Harlem Renaissance’s best.

OCTOBER“Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare” by James ConeKing saw America as “essentially a dream … as yet unfulfilled,” Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare. Cone reveals two men whose visions were complementary and moving toward convergence.

NOVEMBER“The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration” by Isabel WilkersonThe American Exodus lasted from 1915 to 1970. Almost 6 million black citizens fled the south for northern and western cities in search of a better life and changed the face of America.

DECEMBER Look back over the past twelve months of reading and think about what you have learned and how it has impacted you personally.

The following organizations support our efforts:

Dubuque Community School District

Dubuque Human Rights Commission

First Baptist Church, Dubuque

Dubuque Area Congregations United

John Deere Dubuque Works

Dubuque Branch NAACP

‘CENTER’-PIECES DESIGNED BY YOUTHArea youth participating in programs at the Multicultural Family Center and the Dream Center have created the centerpieces on your table today. This project aimed to provide a creative platform for our area youth to express thoughts, ideas and concerns – all rooted in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s belief that young people should be engaged in learning about rights and justice while voicing their opinion. To spark creative ideas, youth were given topics around justice and non-violence, craftwork ideas and quotes by Dr. King. The pieces on your table resonated with them the most and the creators strongly appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this event through their creativity.

Concept/Project Lead: Manisha Paudel, City of Dubuque Human Rights DepartmentSupport: Kelsey and Allyson, Multicultural Family Center and Robert Kimble, The Dream Center

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Breakfast is hosted by faces&voices.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE VISION OF faces&voices BY MAKING A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO:

faces&voicesc/o Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque700 Locust Street Ste 195Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4709