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33rd Annual March & Celebration “We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass January 15, 2024 The Historic Douglass High School 407 E. Market Street Leesburg, Virginia SCAN HERE TO DOWNLOAD DIGITAL PROGRAM https://bit.ly/MLK2024PRGM

MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION presents the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service 33rd Annual March & Celebration

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 33rd ANNUAL CELEBRATION & MARCH presented by MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation MLK “I Have A Dream” Committee 7:30AM - 9:00AM Community Service Donation Collections Frederick Douglass Elementary Parking Lot Loudoun Hunger Relief - Food: Canned Goods Women Giving Back - Hats, Gloves, Scarfs, Coats 9:00AM 9:00AM Children’s Corner Youth - Alumni Panel Discussion Conference Room Adjacent Main Foyer - The Historic Douglass School (DHS) To Main Foyer “From Historic Struggle to Progress” Community Dialogue Historic Douglass High School Panel Moderator: Beulah Willis-Brown Facilitator: Darnell Wise Lightbourn Loudoun Douglass High School Alumni & Panelists: Author: Tiffney Laing Charles Avery, Dwight Brooks, Gertrude Evans, James Roberts 10:00AM 10:15AM Martin Luther King Jr Morning Program March Welcome - Loudoun Court House -- Douglass High School Gym Ms. Alvah Sims – Former Teacher (for those who are unable to march) Invocation - Court House Rev. Donald M. Reid 10:30AM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative March Loudoun Courthouse to The Historic Douglass High School 11:45AM 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Main Program - Douglass High School Gym (Main Foyer Open for Overflow & Live Streamed of the Main Program) MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Morning Program Mistress of Ceremonies..................................................Renee Small CEO of Cyber Human Capital Morning Prayer..........................................................................Rev. Charles Roberts, Class of 1959 “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Recording & Slideshow Reading..........................................................................................................Ebaadah Martinez Jaka Narration ................................................Anna Thomas, Excerpts from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Creative Dance Movements..............................................................................................Julia Small Clarinet Solo........................................................................Zachary Carroll, “It’s a Wonderful World” Comedian Set...............................................................................................................Richard Moore Poem..................................................Shirley Wiley Carpenter, Douglass High School, Class of 1957 “Walk on Washington 1963"...............................Barbra Scott Douglass High School, Class of 1957 Slideshow................................................................................................Classes of Douglass Alumni DHS School Song..............................................................................Performed by Douglass Alumni Soloist.............Performed by Wesley Fields, Tenor “Ride on King Jesus”, arranged by Hall Johnson Christa Fields, Accompanist Excerpts from “Raisin in the Sun” ..........Performed by Tuscarora High School Drama Department written by Lorraine Hansberry, ACT 2, Scene 1: “Walter” - D'Andre Bullock, “Ruth ”- Queen Kincaide, ACT 3, Scene 1: “Beneatha” - Joelle Aheto, “Mama ”- Savonah Thomas Musical Selections..................................................Community Choir, Directed by Rev. Corey Gault MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Main Program Mistress of Ceremonies...................................................Renee Small, CEO of Cyber Human Capital Welcome Back to Douglass High School.............................................Adolph Sims, Former Teacher Community Welcome..................................................................................................Mayor Kelly Burk Community Service Scholarship Awards...........Rory Miott, MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Scholarship Chair. MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Community Service Scholarship Recipients: Nathan Jenkins, Nicole Smith Free Will Donation Your Donation Help Support Annual Program & March Your tax-deductible donation may also be made online at MLKLeesburg.org/Donations Honoree Acknowledgments...........................Tammy Carter, MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation & MLK “I Have A Dream” Chairperson All Who Attended Douglass High School 1941-1968 Soloist..............................................................................................................................Victoria Baxter Musical Selection..................................................................................Douglass HS Community Choir Reading of School History....Phyllis Randall, Chair-At-Large, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Keynote Introduction...............Darnell Wise Lightbourn, MLK “I Have A Dream Committee”, Member Soloist..................................................... Zionnah Foster, “Light in the Darkness” from Broad Run HS Keynote Speaker......................Bernadette Carroll, Power Up Women’s Conference, Founder & CEO Performance............................Excerpts from ”A Raisin in the Sun” Tuscarora HS Drama Department Dance Performance....................................................................................Danielle Chia-Orji ”Eternity” Soloist..............Performed by Wesley Fields, Tenor, ”The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha Christa Fields, Accompanist Musical Selection........................................................................................................Community Choir Closing Remarks.............................................................................................................Tammy Carter Benediction.............................................................................................................Rev. Corey Z. Gault Community Choir.................................................................................................”We Shall Overcome“ MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Founding Sponsors January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Founding Sponsors MLK “ I Have A Dream” Committee Established 1990 Incorporated 2021 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Signature Sponsor January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Signature Sponsor African American Community Alliance (AACA) MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Supporting Sponsors January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Supporting Sponsors LOUDOUN COUNTY SIGMA MU MU VIRGINIA CHAPTER CHAPTER Spiritual Assembly DOUGLASS COMMUNITY CENTER of Leesburg PARKS & RECS Supporting PSI RHO OMEGA CHAPTER ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Sponsors DULLES-LEESBURG ALUMNI CHAPTER MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Supporting Sponsors All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Psi Rho Omega Chapter Bahá’í Spiritual Assembly of Leesburg Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Loudoun County Alumnae Chapter Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Loudoun County Virginia Chapter (LCVC) JGH Foundation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., ZUL Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.,Dulles-Leesburg (VA) Alumni Chapter Loudoun Douglass High School Alumni Association (LDAA) Metropolitan Lodge # 161, Prince Hall Masons Northern Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Club Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Mu Mu Chapter Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Rho Kappa Sigma Alumni Chapter Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Epsilon Zeta Boule Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Phi Upsilon Zeta Chapter Douglass Community Center Parks & Recreation E2CS Partners, LLC Costco, Leesburg Giant, Leesburg Safeway, Leesburg Wegmans, Leesburg MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Patrons January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Patrons Businesses Individuals Chick-fil-A, Leesburg Sheerah Faith Consulting Food Lion, Leesburg Charmaine Jones Harris Teeter, Leesburg Stan & Catherine Manning Panera Bread, Herndon Worldgate Wendy Minton Sam‘s Club, Sterling MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors Tammy Carter Lily Widman Chairperson Vice Chairperson MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors D. Lena Hickman-Miott Rizwan Jaka Board Treasurer Corporate Secretary MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors Rob Brown Sidney Wiggins III Board Member-At-Large Board Member -At- Large MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors Janet Wiggins Alvin Dodson Board Member-At-Large Board Member -At- Large MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation Board of Directors Rory Miott Board of Directors Scholarship Chairperson MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

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“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass 2024 Community Scholarship Recipients January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION Nicole Smith Rock Ridge High School, Loudoun County 2024 COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Nathan Jenkins Freedom High School, Loudoun County 2024 COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Guest Speakers January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Bernadette Carroll Renee Small Keynote Speaker Mistress of Ceremonies CEO of Cyber Human Capital Power Up Women’s Conference Founder & CEO MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Mayor, Town of Leesburg Kelly Burk MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Chair-At-Large Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Phyllis Randall MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Rev. Charles Roberts Shirley Wiley Carpenter Morning Program: Prayer Morning Program: Poem DHS Class of 1959 DHS Class of 1957 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Guest Speakers Anna Thomas Ebaadah Martinez Jaka Morning Program, Narration Morning Program, Reading High School Student College Student MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Alva Sims Adolph Sims Former Teacher Former Teacher March, “Welcome At Courthouse” Main Program, “Welcome Back to DHS” MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Barbra Scott Richard Moore Morning Program Morning Program “Walk on Washington 1963” Comedian DHS Class of 1957 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Children’s Corner Authors & Books January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Featured Authors & Books r d e l n i ’ h s C C r o e r n by Keaira Brown-Jennings by Beverly Samuel & Alyssa Samuel by Dr. Eva Beaulieu MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Darnell Wise Lightbourn Tiffney Laing Main Program - Speaker Introduction Children’s Corner Children’s Corner Facilitator Founder, Bevy & Dave, Author and Podcast Host Life-long Music Educator & Coach MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Youth-Elder Panel Books of Interest January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Featured Authors & Books t h u - o Y E l l Books of Interest d e e n r a P Keaira Brown-Jennings Larry Roeder and by Kendrick Umstattd (Author) Barry Harrelson Kristen Umstattd (Illustrator) MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Guest Speakers Youth - Elder Participants DHS Alumni CHARLES AVERY DWIGHT BROOKS GERTRUDE EVANS JAMES ROBERTS Youth MICHELLE BONSU JOELLE AHETO Beulah Willis-Brown EMEBET NEALE SIERRA BUSH Youth - DHS Alumni Panel Discussion XAVIER PLA Moderator CHELA HESS RIA SINGH QUEEN KINCAIDE ANNA THOMAS JUNIOR LEKE TALEAMBONG Annual Youth-Elder Panel Discussion MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Musical Selections & Soloist January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Musical Selections & Soloist Wesley Fields Morning & Main Program Soloist - Tenor MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Musical Selections & Soloist Rev. Corey Gault Director Community Choir Pastor, Providence Baptist Church MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Musical Selections & Soloist Zachary Carroll Julia Small Morning Program Morning Program Clarinet Solo Creative Dance Movements MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Musical Selections & Soloist Victoria Baxtor Zionnah Foster Main Program Main Program Soloist Soloist MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Performers January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Performers Excerpts from “Raisin in the Sun” Tuscarora High School Drama Department featuring: D'Andre Bullock Queen Kincaide Joelle Aheto Savonah Thomas MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Performers Danielle Chia-Orji Dance Performance: ”Eternity” MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Program Song Lyrics January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Douglass High School Song “Our Dear School” By Lular Moore (Class of 1951) Tune: “You Are My Sunshine” Oh! Douglass High dear you are our High School. A school we’ll treasure til the end of time. Though the roads seem weary and the days seem dreary It's still the school of yours and mine. Dear Douglass High School so true and kind, You shall always linger in my mind. We may go East or we may go West, We'll find old Douglass to be the best. If it wasn't for the faculty what would it be? Just a lonely building filled with no glee. If we be cooperative that will be fine Then our dear school can shine and shine. MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson (1871 –1938) Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning 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 chast'ning 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, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land. MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Thank You January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Thank You All Program Participants • MLK Volunteers • Leesburg Police • Town of Leesburg • Loudoun County Courthouse • Courts Grounds & Facilities Committee • The Historic Douglass High School & Staff • Douglass Community Center • First Mt. Olive Church, Leesburg • Providence Baptist Church Leesburg • Jenny Rahmani (Program Coordinator) • Lisa Stevens • Alyssa & Beverly Samuels • Keaira Brown-Jennings • Tiffney Laing • Renee Brown Small (MC) • Larry Roeder & Barry Harrelson • William (Bill) Vocke (Photographer) • Alyssa Sera Josep - Tuscarora High School (Co-Artistic Director) • Choreographer- Megan Carter • Charles Miott (Flipbook Editor) MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Thank You Bands: Heritage High School Marching Band - Leesburg, Stone Bridge High School -Ashburn, Liberty HS - Bealeton Loudoun Valley High School Jazz Band - Purcellville Color Guard: Loudoun County HS NJROTC - Leesburg HS Drama Depts: Tuscarora High School - Leesburg, Stone Bridge High School -Ashburn, Broad Run High School - Ashburn High School Multicultural & Black Student Unions: Riverside, High School, Tuscarora High School Schools: Smart’s Mill Middle School - Leesburg, Margaret M Pierce Elementary School- Remington, Tuscarora High School MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

“We Are Not Makers of History “If There is No Struggle, We Are Made By History” There is No Progress." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr - Frederick Douglass Committee Members January 15, 2024 MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

Thank You COMMITTEE & BOARD MEMBERS* Rizwan Jaka*, Treasurer Tammy Carter*, Chairperson Robert Jordan Paria Akhavan Doris Kidder Valeria Austin KD Kidder Robert Brown*, At-Large Darnell Wise Lightbourn Rosetta Bush Wendy Minton Alvin Dodson*, At-Large Mary Lee Perry Lily Widman*, Vice Chair Mary Randolph Peter Dunning*, Emeritus Tom Reed Mike Girdy Leroy Ross Lena Hickman-Miott*, Secretary Reginald Simms Rory Miott*, Scholarship Chair Janet S. Wiggins*, At-Large Sidney L. Wiggins III*, At-Large Christina Morgan-Reaves MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION

MLK Diversity-Engagement Foundation P.O. Box 1147 | Leesburg, VA 20177 https://MLKLeesburg.org/ [email protected] Facebook.com/MLKMarchLeesburg twitter.com/MLK March or Tammy Carter, Chairperson, 571-331-4721 Youtube Channel MLKLeesburg MLK DIVERSITY-ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION 33RD ANNUAL MARCH & CELEBRATION