2nd annual parade, 10th
cookout honoring community
legend draws more than 2,000
BY FELEC1A PIGGOTT-LONG
PHD.
FOR THE CHRONIC! P
In spite of the heat,
more than 2,000 supporters
of the second annual Mo
Lucas Father's Day Parade
and the 10th annual
Cookout Festival gathered
on Sunday, June 21.'
The parade began at the
Winston Mutual Building
on Fifth Street at 4 p.m.
The Yettes and the Boss
Drummers looked like a
royal army dressed in pur
ple and white as they crest
ed the hill to march down
Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive. Three bands brought
the beat?The Mo Lucas
Boss Drummers, The
Winston-Salem High
Steppers and the Carolina
Stars. The Foundation
Drummers and dancers
numbered more than 170.
Other participants
included The Nation of
Islam, the Winston-Salem
Fire Department, Winston
Salem Indians
Cheerleaders, the Packer
Cheerleaders, the Terror
Squad motorcycle club,
Reve Lip Models and the
Galaxy Elite Cheerleaders.
Honoree Moses "Mo"
Lucas rode in a black
Dodge Charger driven by
former Sheriff James Sims.
Families stood on the sides
of the street and yelled,
"Anything for Mr. Mo
Lucas!" "We Love You Mr.
Lucas!" "Thank you, Mr.
Lucas!" "We Love You,
Baby!" "You the Father of
Winston-Salem!"
Many of the men gath
ered in front of Lucas just
to shake his hand and to
offer him well wishes.
Others danced and per
formed in his honor. He
still remembered many of
their names.
The purpose of the
gathering is to honor
Lucas, 88, a former staff
member of the YMCA dur
ing the 1960s, '70s, and
'80s, who continued to
mentor youth in the com
munity.
The parade advanced
down Martin Luther King
Jr. Drive and up File Street
to the Rupert Bell Park.
Micheal Terry, the founder
of the Mo ? Lucas
Community Foundation,
organized the parade and
the cookout festival.
"This event is usually
held at Bloom Park; how
ever, since a wetland area is
being built at Bloom, we
held the celebration at
Rupert Bell Park. I am glad
so many people came out
to honor Mo Lucas. This
celebration is a badge of
honor for him. We honor
him while he is here. He
loves the children," Terry
said. "He helped to raise
more than half of the peo
ple who are out here today.
He certainly kept me out of
a lot of trouble when I was
growing up in Piedmont
Circle."
Mo Lucas was escorted
to the stage and seated in a
special chair.
'Today is Father's Day.
I have been a father to so
many. Some of you call me
Daddy. Some of you call
me Pops. I am 88 years old,
and I am blessed," Lucas
said.
"I spent 63 years of my
life serving children at the
YMCA. When I retired
from the U.S. Army, I got a
job at the Y. It makes me
feel good because many of
them came to see me at the
Y. I continued to volunteer
because I love young peo
ple," Lucas said.
Terry was in the Mo
Lucas Step Team when he
was 14 tol6 years old. He
recalls that Lucas designed
more than 100 original
steps himself for the team
to perform. Some of the
steps were called "The
Funky Step," "The Shing,"
"The CB" and "The DT."
The step team won many
awards over the years.
After college graduation,
Terry returned to assist
Lucas with the step team,
the dancers and the drum
mers. He wanted to help
keep Lucas' vision alive.
Jerry Gilmore, a mem
ber of the parade commit
tee, stood in awe at the
large crowd.
"Mr. Lucas is a legend
in his own time. He has
mentored so many young
men, two and three genera
tions at the YMCA. He
would give of his time, tal
ent and his own finances
while mentoring kids," .
Gilmore said. "This is part
of what is missing now.
There is no carry-over to
help guide and mold
minds."
Mentor Antonio
Stevenson praised Lucas
for his contributions and
challenged the young peo
ple and leaders to follow
Lucas' lead.
"I met Mo Lucas when
I was 9. When I saw Mo
Lucas, his pants were up,
and he was carrying him
self like a man. As a men
tor, I offer a challenge to all
of you over the age of 30.
This is your chance to save
a life. You owe it to your
self to save a life. Mr.
Lucas helped us. You have
to pay it back ? pay it for
ward," Stevenson said.
Arnita Miles from the
National Black Theatre
Festival wished a Happy
Father's Day to all of the
men.
"We salute Mo Lucas
for all he has done for the
community of Winston
Salem. ... Again, Happy
Father's Day," Miles said.
Phoeo by Felccia V Long
Mo Lucas looks at the crowd as he is honored on Father's Day.
Split decision
Winston-Salem's TJ. Williams breaks the bat during the seventh inning
stretch of the Dash's double-header finale against the Salem Red Sox at
BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem on Saturday, June 20.
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