That the City Council go on record encouraging the entire Cambridge community to receive Mr. Buery’s keynote address at the 32nd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Brunch on February 10, 2018 and congratulate the awardees

City of Cambridge O-9 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL February 5, 2018 MAYOR MCGOVERN WHEREAS: On Saturday, February 10, 2018, the Cambridge Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will sponsor its 32nd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Brunch at the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Christian Life Center, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 85 Bishop Richard Allen Drive, Cambridge; and WHEREAS: The Cambridge Branch, NAACP this year has invited Deputy Mayor Richard Buery of New York City to be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s MLK Brunch; Deputy Mayor Buery is the principal architect of New York Mayor Bill De Blasio’s universal pre- kindergarten program for all of the four-year-old children in New York City; and WHEREAS: Mayor Bill De Blasio and Deputy Mayor Richard Buery were able to accomplish this phenomenal task in the first 9 months of Mayor De Blasio’s first term in Office, we are pleased and excited to have him come to Cambridge to address our gathering; and WHEREAS: The late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left us with a great deal of guidance about what America must do to be made whole—he was clear that equity for children and families is a most important commitment; and WHEREAS: This year’s Annual Cambridge Branch NAACP Brunch will also include the recognition of several awardees: Representative Marjorie Decker, Martin Luther King Leadership Award; Bishop Brian Greene, Community Award; Manuel Fernandez, NAACP Education Award; and Reverend Rashaan Hall, Esq., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drum Major for Justice; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record encouraging the entire Cambridge community to receive Mr. Buery’s keynote and congratulate this year’s awardees at this years’ 32nd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brunch.