BUS was recognized with a Community Action award at the Berkeley community gathering to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 21st. Read about the event HERE.
Berkeley celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at community gathering
The annual breakfast is not only a time to award students and organizations for their contributions, but to remind the community that work is still needed in Berkeley to achieve economic and racial justice.
The brochure for Berkeley’s eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Photo: Mark Coplan
By Frances DinkelspielJan. 22, 2019, 11:34 a.m.
Monday marked the eighth annual community breakfast in Berkeley honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Held at the Berkeley Adult School (unlike in previous years when it was at the now shuttered Hs Lordships), the gathering drew hundreds of people from all parts of the city.
Political leaders included Mayor Jesse Arreguín, City Councilwomen Lori Droste and Rashi Kesarwani, Berkeley School Board members Beatriz Levy-Cutler, Ty Alper, Julie Sinai and Ka’Dijah Brown, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, Rent Board Commissioner Igor Tregub and City Auditor Jenny Wong. Police Chief Andrew Greenwood and Fire Chief Dave Brannigan also attended, as were city staff.
There was a good turnout for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday Jan. 21. Photo: Mark Coplan
L to r: Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Tasha Henneman and School Board member Ka’Dijah Brown. Photo: Mark Coplan
Religious leaders also came together to pay tribute to King — and to remind Berkeley that the city is not yet a just and equal community.
The Rev. Dr. D. Mark Wilson led the crowd in singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Pastor Michael Smith of the McGee Avenue Baptist Church gave the day’s main talk about working for economic justice.
