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New Time And Date! – will share their work, through the lens of King’s vision, at and chief operating officer from 2012 to 2016. As Chief

the museum’s first signature event of 2022. Financial Officer, Burke sat on the superintendent’s executive
Spady Museum Welcomes Three Speakers To The Must-Know Details and academic cabinet and was responsible for the district’s
2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast The “His Legacy Lives On” Martin Luther King Jr. financial management and information technology divisions.
On April 4 Breakfast will be held at 8 to 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 4, Weiss was elected to the
at Indian Spring Country Club, 11501 El Clair Ranch Road, District 2 seat of the Palm
Popular Community Event Returns To Indian Spring Boynton Beach, FL 33437. A full breakfast buffet is served Beach County Board of
Country Club at the beginning of the program. County Commissioners in
Due to the Omicron variant, the Spady Cultural Heritage Tickets: $40 per person; $500 per table. To order your November 2018. He serves
Museum rescheduled its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast tickets, visit https://www.spadymuseum.com/martin-luther- as chair of the Governing
for April 4, another significant date in the civil rights leader’s king-jr-breakfast.html. Board of the Palm Beach
life – the date of his transition. For more information, call (561) 279-8883 or email C o u n t y So l i d Wa st e
At 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spadymuseum@gmail.com. In 2019, this event sold out, Authority. Vice Mayor Weiss
was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. so get your tickets now! Event sponsors include the Delray is active in the National
In that instant, Dr. King’s fight against the injustices black Beach Redevelopment Agency, State of Florida Division of Association of Counties
people face on a daily basis ended, and his workload was Cultural Affairs, Palm Beach County, Tourist Development (NACo), currently serving
redistributed to others in the fight. As the years go by and Council, and Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. as vice chair of the Telecom
Dr. King’s legacy is passed down through the generations, The Speakers And Entertainment and Technology Committee, Gregg K. Weiss
those who accept the responsibility of fighting for justice and Dr. Baxley’s new book, Social Justice Parenting: How the Resilience Committee
equity carry his legacy forward. Today’s generations enjoy to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded and the IT subcommittee. Currently, he sits on the Palm
the fruits of Dr. King’s fight. Kids, is what she calls a “road-tested resource,” grounded Beach Transportation Planning Agency Governing Board,
At its upcoming “His Legacy Lives On” Dr. Martin Luther in her experiences as an educator and cultural coach for the Water Resources Task Force, the Palm Beach County
King Jr. Breakfast, guests will be asked, “Will you leave parents and caregivers. She aims to help readers recognize Cultural Council Board of Directors and the 15th Judicial
anything for your future generations?” The public is invited parenting as a form of activism. Through her book, Baxley, Circuit Juvenile Justice Advisory Board.
to come together to talk about and celebrate King’s legacy on a professor of education who has spent 30 years teaching “We’re extremely proud of how the breakfast has evolved
the anniversary of his passing. Guest speakers will include diversity and inclusion, offers the essential guidance and into a full-fledged celebration of King’s work and vision,”
a social activist-parent-professor turned author, the newest curriculum parents have been searching for. A mother of said Spady Museum Director Charlene Farrington. “Every
leader of the 10th largest school district in the nation, and five, she encourages parents to acknowledge their influence year, the community comes together and pays homage to the
the founder of a coalition dedicated to exploring local, racial in developing compassionate, socially-conscious kids. work that has been done and the work still to be completed
terror lynchings. Burke has served the toward realizing an equitable society for all. The Spady
These three voices – South Florida education Museum is proud to be a convener of such ideas and plans
Dr. Traci Baxley, associate community for more than in South Florida. It’s not only a great event, but also a great
professor at Florida Atlantic 30 years and was named the moment for all involved.”
University and coordinator superintendent of the School About The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
of the Social Foundations in District of Palm Beach Opened in 2001, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
the Multicultural Education County in July of 2021. Burke is the only cultural center of its kind in Palm Beach County.
Program area; Greg Weiss, joined the School District Located at 170 N.W. Fifth Ave. in Delray Beach, it is dedicated
vice mayor of Palm Beach of Palm Beach County in to showcasing the contributions of African-, Caribbean- and
County; and Michael Burke, 1998, where he has served Bahamian-Americans to Florida and the U.S. programs
superintendent of the A-rated as budget director, chief include exhibitions, museum tours, and community events.
Palm Beach County School financial officer, and chief Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday; Monday by
District, the 10th largest operating officer – serving appointment. Closed Sunday. Admission: $10; members are
school district in the nation Dr. Traci Baxley as both chief financial officer Mike Burke free. For more information, call (561) 279-8883 or visit www.
spadymuseum.com.
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