Irvington poet enthralls at tribute to King
Photo by Chris Sykes From left, Melody Thomas-Scott, Irvington Board of Education Administrator Reginald Lamptey, Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, Irvington Democratic Committee Chairwoman and widow of former Municipal Council President and Essex County Freeholder D. Bilal Beasley Baseemah Beasley, Mayor Tony Vauss, Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, 2017 MLK Award recipient at large Councilwoman Dr. October Hudley, South Ward Councilwoman Sandy Jones, Superintendent of Irvington Public Schools Neely Hackett and Jamilah Beasley-McCleod, Baseemah and D. Bilal's daughter, stand together on Saturday, Jan. 14, during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Committee's 32nd annual Legacy of a Dream event in the Irvington High School auditorium. D.Bilal Beasley co-founded the MLK Committee, along with his friend and current freeholder, Lebby Jones.
