Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Birthday Celebration Event
Hayward will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a program of music and song, a community-award recognition, and a keynote address by musical educator Professor Silvester Henderson starting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 at the Reed L. Buffington Visual & Performing Arts Center on the Chabot College campus.
The annual Hayward celebration of the great social justice and civil rights leader takes place each January on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday—and is sponsored by the Hayward South Alameda County NAACP, Chabot College, the City of Hayward and Hayward Unified School District.
Event keynote speaker Professor Henderson is a nationally recognized professor, educator, conference motivational speaker, business owner, real estate investor, community artistic organizer, musician and artist, conductor and internet blog personality. In 1985, he founded the University of California, Berkeley, Young Inspirational Gospel Choir, which sang to large crowds at venues such as Zellerbach Hall, toured internationally, recorded albums, and came to be named “the finest university gospel choir in the nation” by the Smithsonian Institution.
In addition to Professor Henderson’s keynote address, there will be performances by Palma Ceia Baptist Church Singers, the Hayward High School Jazz Band and the Chabot College Choir.
The event is open to the public and will not require a ticket.
Carl Baker-Madsen, City of Hayward, Ret.
Michael Bazeley, Hayward Unified School District
Freddy M. Davis, President, Hayward South Alameda County NAACP
Zachary Ebadi, City of Hayward
Bernadette Fife, Chabot College
Chuck Finnie, City of Hayward
Barbara Halliday, Former Mayor, City of Hayward
Michael Sweeney, Former Mayor, City of Hayward
Virginia Williamson, Alpha Omega Delta Kappa Gamma
Connie Willis, Community Member
Mark Salinas, Mayor, City of Hayward
Pastor Anthony Woods, Community Member
Dr. Jason Reimann, Hayward Unified School District Superintendent
Judy Harrison, 2023
Arzo Mehdavi, 2023
La Familia, 2023
Ralph Morales, 2020
Chuck Horner, 2019
Kay Thomas, 2019
Blytha Bowers, 2018
Zachary Ebadi, 2017
Kari McAllister, 2016
Sheryl Boykins, 2015
Carl & Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2014
Darryl McAllister, 2013
Freedom Reign, 2012
Former Mayor Michael Sweeney, 2011
Charles Plummer, 2010
Gail Steele, 2010
Reverend John Thomas, 2009
Odessa Staggers, 2008
Valerie Snart, 2007
Bishop J. W. Macklin, 2006
Francisco Zermeño, 2005
AmeriCorps, Chabot College, 2004
Kathi Booth, 2003
Nancy Schluntz, 2003
Sandra Iglehart, 2002
Marilyn Baker-Madsen, 2001
Venius Winn, 2000
Gloria Grant-Wilson, 1999
James Knuppe, 1998
Carol Henrie, 1997
Clarence Gilmore, 1997
Carolyn Greene, 1996
Marlin Foxworth, 1996
Alwine Fenton, 1995
Freddye M. Davis, 1994
Michael Bell, 1993
