(Above left) Facing History and Ourselves supporters (from left) Ann Hawkins, Executive Director Marti Tippens Murphy, Dorothy Johnson, Nancy B. Sorak, Justice Janice M. Holder and Judge Bernice B. Donald enjoyed the tribute to the life and legacy of Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles held on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Monumental Baptist Church located at 704 South Parkway East, in Memphis, TN. (Above right) Representing Abyssinian Baptist Church, were (from left) Memphis Theological Seminar Leadership and Ministry graduate, saxophonist, and entertainer, Dr. Oscar ‘Feelgood’ Sueing, LUTCF, MAR; Mrs. Denise Fisher, and adult awardee, Rev. Earle Fisher. (Below left) Aurelia Kyles (left) and Monumental Pastor Rev. Wade Bryant (right) listen as Facing History and Ourselves Executive Director Marti Tippens Murphy (center) shares the past relationship the organization had built with the last Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles. (Center) Monumental Baptist Church members Sandra Rashad (right) and co-host Anita Phillips gave the event the feel of a “PUSH 102.5 radio station broadcast setting.” Tenor saxophonist Sir Clyde Jones was part of the program’s entertainment setting. (Far right) Third generation Monumental Baptist Church member Jamaea Nelson (center), the youngest of four children and daughter of Rev. James Nelson and Dr. Brenda Hardy, was the first youth awardee honored in the Samuel Billy Kyles Social Justice Award program. Jamaea is a 12th grader at Lausanne Collegiate School who has expressed her compassion in the social areas of eliminating poverty and homelessness. (Below) The program included spiritual songs, recitals, and entertainment by several individuals, entertainers, and groups. 11
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