Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts, Inc.
invites you to the

19th Annual Andrew J. Davis Jr. Unity Breakfast

"Rebuilding Community • Empowering Youth"

Saturday, April 19, 2008

9am - 12noon • Boston Marriott Cambridge
Kendall Square, Massachusetts

Three exemplary supporters of urban youth programs will be honored at this year’s Unity Breakfast, one of the region's most inspirational events of the year. CBMM will celebrate award-winning actor Clifton Powell, an Emerson College graduate now residing in Los Angeles; Pastor Ray Hammond, MD, considered one of New England's most influential spiritual leaders and community servants; and Chief Anthony Scott, the first African-American appointed Chief of Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts. CBMM also will recognize outstanding young achievers from the Paul Robeson Institute for Positive Self-Development (PRI).

Pastor Ray Hammond, MD

Paul Robeson Award for Leadership

Pastor and Co-founder of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston and Executive Director of Bethel's Generation Excel program, Pastor Hammond has a long history of involvement with youth and community activities. He is Chairman and one of the Co-Founders of the Boston TenPoint Coalition, an ecumenical group of Christian clergy and lay leaders working to mobilize the greater Boston community around issues affecting black youth. In addition, he serves in a leadership capacity for numerous religious, community, academic and policy organizations, including Chairman of The Boston Foundation; Executive Committee Member for the Black Ministerial Alliance; Vice President for Membership of the Boy Scouts Minuteman Council; Trustee for Catholic Charities of Boston, United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and Yawkey Foundation; and Director for the Boston Globe and Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. Pastor Hammond also continues to work in local and district youth activities in the AME Church. [more]

Chief Anthony Scott

Paul Robeson Award for Community Service

In May of 2001, Chief Anthony Scott became the first African-American appointed Chief of Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts where he currently serves. He was appointed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to the Governor’s Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation and has received several community awards since becoming Holyoke's Police Chief. Chief Scott has a chapter dedicated to him in a book entitled, "Long River Winding: Life, Love & Death Along the Connecticut" (2003), which chronicles individuals who have impacted quality of life in the Connecticut River Valley. [more]

Photos are available on request

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