The Yes Center
January 17, 2022 | in Featured, Uncategorized
2022 MLK Day of Service
Held on January 17th, 2022 from 10am to 4pm, the 2022 MLK Day of Service is an online experience that will engage audience members via live Zoom segments, pre-recorded materials, and plenty of resources and reflections to celebrate and promote the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The 2022 MLK Day of Service is sponsored by the Yes We Can Achievement & Cultural Center in conjunction with the MLK Commemorative Committee of Chester & Vicinity, hosted virtually by Chester Made.
The Yes We Can Achievement & Cultural Center of Chester provides children with a safe place to learn and grow, helps women and families to gain stability and financial security through a variety of support networks & mentors young women to become future leaders and so much more. Learn more by visiting https://www.yescenterchester.org/
10:00-11:30AM LIVE ZOOM GATHERING TO KICK OFF THE 2022 MLK DAY OF SERVICE
11:30AM-1:00PM WATCH AND LISTEN TO PRE-RECORDED VIDEOS
Readings on influential people in Black History:
Videos from The Yes Center:
Coming To Herself - Yes Center Chester
The Yes We Can Achievement & Cultural Center of Chester provides children with a safe place to learn and grow, helps women and families to gain stability and financial security through a variety of support networks & mentors young women to become future leaders and so much more.
Learn more at https://www.yescenterchester.org/
Finding Home: The Ruth L. Bennett Story
This video was made by residents of Chester, PA. in 2016, enrolled in a video workshop facilitated by Ellen Reynolds for Scribe Video Center's "Precious Places" project. Ruth L. Bennet arrived in Chester during the first wave of The Great Migration and served women and children in vital ways for decades.
Listen and learn more.
The story of Green Lawn Cemetery in Chester, Pennsylvania, breathes the dark truth about racism in America. Blacks were not allowed to bury their loved ones within the city limits of Chester.
The history, abandonment and efforts to preservation of Green Lawn Cemetery comes into question and is explored in this documentary.
The Greenlawn Cemetery is located at: Across from Haven Memorial Cemetery at 2500 Concord Road, Chester Township, PA.
Learn more at https://www.greenlawnchesterpa.com/
Documentaries of Chester's History of Activism and Celebration:
Black History Tour Footsteps Past And Present
Laid to Waste: A Chester Neighborhood Fights for it's Future
Learn more at www.chesterresidents.org
Chester is Rising by David DeMarco
Revisit and learn about the history of Chester's struggle for environmental justice and ongoing efforts to secure clean air.
To listen to the rest of the podcasts visit https://rss.com/podcasts/chesterisrising/
12:00PM VIRTUAL COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM--THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVITE YOU TO THEIR MLK DAY VIRTUAL COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM AT NOON.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will deliver the keynote address on the theme of "Dr. King’s Beloved Community 2022: Facing A Time of Reckoning in An Age of Denial." Since 2005, Rev. Raphael Warnock has the Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, spiritual home of Martin Luther King, Jr. Under Pastor Warnock’s leadership, more than 4,000 new members have joined Ebenezer, enhancing the Church’s legacy of social activism with both spiritual and numerical growth.
For more information visit https://www.uky.edu/mlk/
Watch from Lexington MLK Holiday Youtube page
1:00-1:30PM MENTAL HEALTH BREAK--GET UP AND STRETCH, DANCE, LAUGH, AND FUEL YOUR BODY. ENJOY THESE QUICK CLIPS FOR SOME INSPIRATION!
Mental Health Break with Tyrrea Byrd
What "hats" do you wear at home and in your community? And how do you take care of your mental and physical health? Let us know in the video comments.
Sister Tara Shares Words of Healing and Support
Ms. Mylisa Himmons Juggles
Enjoy this video of Ms. Mylisa Himmons Juggling, then try it out yourself! Let us know how well you do in the comments.
Conflict Resolution piece with John Cameron
The Cameron Group Boot Camp provides an opportunity for parents and sons to bond and discover things about themselves. Motivational speakers, education and job fairs, and health and wellness screenings are some of the experiences offered to build your son from the ground up.
Learn more at https://www.thecamerongroup.info/
Hymns on piano played by Ms. Sarah Finley
No-cost Program Opportunity:
In 2007, the Will Trippley Youth Development Foundation came into being out of the loss, grief, and passion of his mother, Patricia, and best friend, Neal Regino, to grant the Chester community a haven and enriching environment where kids could be kids. Based physically in Chester, Pennsylvania, our Foundation comprises five parts: Chester City United/Virtual Fútbol Academy's soccer program, the Virtual Basketball Academy, and Camp Encouragement/Jovonne's Healing Center social-emotional development program.
See what they have to offer and sign up for activities at https://www.willtrippley.org/programs.
1:30-3:00PM PRE-RECORDED VIDEOS - ALL ABOUT CHESTER!
Digital Storytelling:
Bridging America's political divide with conversations, "One Small Step" at a time
Dave Isay has created a program called "One Small Step" to get Americans from across the political spectrum to stop demonizing one another and start communicating -- face to face, one conversation at a time. "One Small Step" grew out of "StoryCorps'-- the oral history project Dave Isay founded 18 years ago. It has taped more than half a million Americans telling their stories – to become the largest single collection of human voices ever recorded, with one aim at its core.
Listen to the segment on 60 minutes featuring best-selling author, Jayson Reynolds, here
Twyla's Chester Story
Twyla "Ms. T" Simpkins is the founder and director of The Yes We Can Achievement & Cultural Center, and has led numerous Chester Made history programs, including the 2018 humanities summer Camp LegaCy: Making My Museum. In this story, Ms. T reminisces about what has always made Chester home to her.
View the rest of the Chester Digital Stories here.
"Jamar's Incredible Life" by Rev. Hilda M. Campbell
The Rev. Hilda M. Campbell is an advocate, poet, professor, clergy member, and most importantly G-Mom to Jamar, whose story she shares with an urgent plea for uniting against violence and uplifting the people of Chester City. Rev. Campbell, a full time minister, is the new pastor at Siloam United Methodist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church, both located in the city. She currently serves as director of human relations and leadership ministries with the conference. Read more about the incredible work of Rev. Hilda M. Campbell in the Delco Times here.
View the rest of the Chester Digital Stories here.
Stefan's Chester Story
In his Chester Matters Blog, local journalist Stefan Roots brings us the latest and greatest in Chester news, including coverage of many Chester Made events. In his Chester story you'll hear why it's no surprise he always knows what's going down in Overtown.
View the rest of the Chester Digital Stories here.
C-City Investment by Bigga Dre
Bigga Dre is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer for a variety of key players in the music industry from Grammy(r) recipients to new and upcoming artists. It is no surprise that his Chester Digital Story reflects his passion. His story, much like his music, is embedded with brilliant lyrics, hidden symbolism and rhythmic catchy lines that capture all Hip-Hop lovers and resonates with those who know they’re home when they’re in Chester.
View the rest of the Chester Digital Stories here.
Illuminate Chester:
Illuminate Chester: Return to Overtown
Return To Overtown is a film about the rebirth of Chester's legendary shopping district. Premiered at Lights on Chester, an arts and cultural festival held on June 21st, 2019 celebrating the past, present and future of Overtown Chester, PA.
View the rest of the Illuminate Chester videos here.
Lost Paradise: A Gentleman's Gift To Chester Part 1
On May 2nd, 2019, the third installment of the Illuminate Chester series, "Lost Paradise: A Gentleman's Gift To Chester," premiered at MJ Freed Theater and on the Chester Made Facebook page. Following the film, Chester residents, historians, teachers, students and the people who helped make the film possible joined in a spirited conversation about the past, present, and future of Deshong Art Museum and Park.
View the rest of the Illuminate Chester videos here.
Lost Paradise: A Gentleman's Gift To Chester Part 2
"Lost Paradise: A Gentleman's Gift To Chester Part 2" picks up in the second chapter of the Deshong Art Museum and Park story: the dissolving of the Deshong trust, transportation of the collection to the Widener Art Gallery, and the frustration felt by a generation of Chester artists and humanists.
View the rest of the Illuminate Chester videos here.
3:00-4:00PM LIVE ZOOM CLOSING TO THE 2022 MLK DAY OF SERVICE
Read what was shared during the "chat explosion" activity here.
More links to check out:
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26 minutes of restored video from this 1967 NBC News interview with MLK, where he discussed a "new phase" of the civil rights struggle 11 months before the assassination. nbcnews.to/2GRn0yN
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To join Chester, PA in celebrating MLK Day 2022, Dr. Kristin Ball Motley discusses COVID-19 and the impact that racism and mistrust is having on black people's decision to not get vaccinated: https://youtu.be/ClGdyu6c75U
Still looking for more MLK Day activities?
At 4pm PST (7pm ET) join the Museum of African Diaspora for a special MLK Day conversation with award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry about their documentary film ATTICA, shortlisted for the Academy Award Nominations for Documentary Feature. Co-Directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry will be in conversation with filmmakers Peter Nicks and Jon Else.
You can learn more about this film discussion on the MoAD website.
As television beamed the image of this extraordinary gathering across the border oceans, everyone who believed in man’s capacity to better himself had a moment of inspiration and confidence in the future of the human race.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
