Selected Speeches

The following is a selection of some speeches delivered by Samuel Gebru. Where possible, speech text, photos, and videos have been included. This page will updated regularly. Click here for more information.

belmont hill school multicultural alumni partnership

Friday, October 12, 2018 — Samuel Gebru delivered the keynote address at the Belmont Hill School Multicultural Alumni Partnership 11th Annual Dinner in Belmont, Massachusetts. His speech focused on three main questions: what do you believe in, for whom do you fight, and what is your calling? Samuel shared how he was inspired to become a maternal health advocate at age 13 and how that propelled a life of service to others, including his 2017 candidacy for Cambridge City Council.

St. Paul african methodist episcopal church

Sunday, February 12, 2017 — 25-year-old candidate for Cambridge City Council Samuel Gebru delivered an emotional Founder's Day Address to both morning services at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Reverend Ellis I. Washington, Senior Pastor of St. Paul Church, the oldest Black Church in Cambridge, invited Samuel to deliver a keynote address on his personal faith journey as an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, the importance of public service and vocation, the centuries-old history between Ethiopians and African Americans and its ties to the enduring struggle for civil and human rights in Cambridge and nationwide.