Walter B. Hoye II
"Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of the organization."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance", 1841

Walter B. Hoye II is both Founder and President of the Issues4Life Foundation, the California Civil Rights Foundation, Founder of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, an Executive Member of the National Black Pro-Life Coalition, a Board Member of The Morning Center, which was founded to provide free full-service maternity care for women in urban and under-served areas, a published author of the book Leadership from the IN|SIDE Out and serves as a leadership consultant. In 1984, God used the premature birth (six months, 2.1 pounds) of his son to teach him that the fetus is a person, a living, breathing human being. As a young man Walter played football (here are the stats in pdf) at Michigan State University where he graduated with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Sociology in 1980. Walter got started in technology by working at the Allstate Insurance Company in the Operations Department, supervising the Input Operations Unit in 1980. On Tuesday, January 12th, 1982 Walter was licensed to preach the gospel by the Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, California, which at the time was under the leadership of Pastor Dr. S.M. Lockridge. Encouraged by his "Father in the Gospel", Dr. S.M. Lockridge, Walter graduated from the United States International University, now Alliant International University, with a Master's degree in Business Administration in 1983.
On Sunday, April 23rd, 1989 Walter was ordained a Baptist preacher by the late Pastor Dr. S.M. Lockridge, then Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church. From 1984 to 1987 Walter served as Minister of Christian Education at the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Oceanside, California under the leadership of the late T. W. Davis. Here's a copy of a sermon Walter preached in 1987 entitled: "A Good Church". From 1987 to 1991 Walter served as Assistant to the Pastor and Director of the Youth Department at the Greater Faith Baptist Church in Stockton, California under the leadership of Joseph L. Slade. From 1991 to 2010, Walter served as the Executive Elder of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church of Berkeley under the leadership of Dr. Earl C. Stuckey, Sr. in Berkeley, California. In May of 2010, Walter resigned to work full-time in the Pro-Life movement. Walter competes in the San Francisco Marathon and catches an NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB game whenever he can.Top
Today, Walter is in demand for radio interviews and virtual conferences. In June of 2023, Walter and Lori traveled to Albany, New York where Walter spoke at the National Men's March. The rally was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception right next to the New York State Executive Mansion is located on Eagle Street in downtown Albany. Since 1875, this house has been home to New York's governors and their families. The truth is the federal government is derelict in its duty to uphold the U.S. Constitution and provide equal protection to pre-born persons. And it is a fact that there is a man connected to every abortion. Men are a big part of the problem. It's time for men to become a big part of the solution and for all people of good will to stand up for the full federal protection of the preborn without exception. To watch the video, click here.
In May of 2023 and in light of Walter being arrested on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 and Black abortionist, Kermit Gosnell being convicted on three (3) counts of the murder charges, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion, and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law, on Monday, May 13th, 2013, Dena Espenscheid, Senior Director of Coalitions for the Leadership Institute invited Walter to talk about how Black American churches and pastors need a different approach when it comes to winning Black America to the Pro-Life movement via a nationawide webinar. In April of 2023, Walter and Lori met with their "Underground Railroad" team, where they discussed the ministries future in light of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral services on Tuesday, April 9th, 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia and President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on Friday, April 14th, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. while attending the play "Our American Cousin." In March of 2023, Walter and Lori attended the "Black Conservative Summit" Tinley Park, Illinois, where Walter was a speaker addressing the Pro-Life movement and Black America. After the summit, Walter returned to conducting "Chapel" for the Golden State Warriors where he finished the regular season in April and the playoffs in the month of May. At the end of March 2023, the California Coalition Against Drugs invited Walter to speak against the legalization of psychedelics on a statewide Zoom Press Event against SB58.
In February of 2023, Walter and Lori joined the "Churches Of Life Team" on a Zoom Call where the discussion focused on important information that churches needs to know and available resources for all churches. On "Valentine's Day," Wednesday, Feburary 14th, 2023, Walter and Lori traveled to Glendale, California to attend The Wedding of Daphne and Haywood Robinson !! Daphne is the Executive Director and C.E.O. of the Atlanta Morning Center and Haywood serves as the Medical Affairs and Education Director for the 40 Days For Life team. Together Daphne and Haywood serve together in family, life and pregnancy care ministry and missions. Walter, Lori, Daphne and Haywood have worked together for years. On the 15th of February 2023, Bettina di Fiore, staff writer and researcher for Live Action published her Inteview With Walter which was read by thousands. Finally, on "Ash Wednesday," February 22nd, 2023, Walter started a forty (40) day fast.
2022
December of 2022 opened up with a bang! The Year End St. Anthony's Catholic Church Youth Conference (picture above) brought Walter and Lori face to face with young men and women fighting hard to be Pro-Life in the public square. Which today, is harder than ever before. The youth, had many, many questions, much of which were based on their own personal struggles to be Pro-Life among their peers. All eyes and ears, were on Walter when he presented the reality of abortion in the Black-American community, followed by the personal challenges of him being jailed for helping women outside of an abortion clinic. Many of the youth, renewed their commitment to the Biblical Pro-Life mandate and St. Anthony's Youth Leaders committed to helping Walter spread the word regarding his work in the Pro-Life movement. After meeting the needs of the youth at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Walter and Lori worked on finalizing their plans for the Issues4Life Foundation's Fundraising Webcast and StandUp4Life Rally|Walk in Oakland, California.

October of 2022 was just busy. It all started at the St. Isidore Church Pro-Life meeting in Danville, California, where Walter was asked to share lessons from his experience as a Pro-Lifer. Next, the Family Watch International team flew Walter and Lori to Utah for their "African Family Policy Conference". There Walter presented the Number One (#1) Crisis Facing Black America. From there, Walter and Lori flew from Utah directly to Atlanta for the Morning Center Board Meeting. Walter has served on the Morning Center's Board since it's inception in 2011. The Morning Center provides prenatal care for pregnant moms regardless of citizenship and|or legal status at no charge. From Atlanta, Walter and Lori flew to Boston for the National Men’s March To Abolish Abortion And Rally For Personhood. There Walter and Lori marched with the men from outside of a local Planned Parenthood abortion killing center to the Massachusetts State Capitol where Walter spoke on the reality of Personhood. Totally, exhuasted, Walter and Lori flew home and in less than eleven (11) hours found themselves back at the airport in Oakland flying back to Atlanta for the Atlanta Morning Center's Inaugural Fundraising Gala and Celebration of Life. Walter and Lori ended October of 2022 with a USA Radio Interview and a Jacob Lorion Barr Podcast and a Focus Today TV Skype Interview.
Walter opened September of 2022, with an "Afternoons With Mike" Podcast. The podcast opened up with the ever industrious Dr. Aveda C. King, the niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with Walter. Together Walter and Alveda stole the show. September 2022 kept moving foward, next Walter meet with the Presidents of the National Frederick Douglass Foundation, a public policy and educational organization which brings the sanctity of free market and limited government ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing our nation. Still moving forward in September 2022, as a board member, Walter met with the Ruth Institute. The Ruth Institute is a global interfaith coalition equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love by articulating why children need their own mother and father, and how Christian sexual ideals achieve that goal. As September 2022 came to a close, Walter and Lori, presented at the Content of Character Series project in Hawthorne, California.

In July of 2022, Walter and Lori slowed down, in light of Tonya Reaves' death after receiving her fatal D&E abortion from Planned Parenthood on July 20th, 2012. On a much more positive note, Walter and Lori celebrated the anniversary of Humanae Vitae, the brave and beautiful encyclical of Saint Pope Paul VI promulgated on Thursday, July 25th, 1968. In June of 2022, Walter and Lori were flown to Arizona to support the Pro-Life movement's PRENDA Act. which prohibits discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Right after that, Walter and Lori flew to the third Men's March in Florida to encourage men to be husbands and fathers. Afterwhich, the Ruth Institute Awards Dinner, featured in Lake Charles, Louisiana, asked Lori to speak on The Impact Of Abortion On Black Women. We're still on done with June of 2022. Next, Walter and Lori flew to Dallas, Texas to present strategy proposals at the National Black Pro-Life Coalition meeting. In May of 2022, Walter keynoted the Houston Coalition For Life 20th Anniversary Benefit Dinner. There Walter talked about the #1 Crisis Facing Black America. Fourteen (14) years ago, on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008, the City of Oakland arrested Walter for standing on a public sidewalk in front of an abortion mill, holding a sign that said "God Loves You And Your Baby. Let Us Help You", passing out literature to a Pregnancy Care Center and having a conversation with the women going into the abortion mill. Nine years ago, on Monday, May 13th, 2013 Kermit Barron Gosnell, an former physician and serial killer, providing abortions at his clinic in West Philadelphia, was convicted on three (3) counts of the murder charges, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion, and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law. As you can imagine, May 13th is a very solmen day for Walter and Lori.

In light of Andrew Jackson Young's (i.e., the former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Congressman from Georgia, and the first African American United States Ambassador to the United Nations) birthday (Saturday, March 12th, 1932), March of 2022 was busy for Walter and Lori. On March 10th, 2022, Dr. Alan Keyes invited Walter to his "Let's Talk America" tevelision show on Independent American Media TV (IAMtv)" to talk about the Pro-Life movement in light of current political events. On Saturday, March 12th, 2022 Walter spoke at the San Francisco Bay Area Catholic Men's Conference, where "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" (Proverbs 27:17) was the theme. At the of March on the 25th, Walter spoke at the "National Prayer Luncheon for Life" in Grapevine, Texas.



2021
In December of 2021, Walter and Lori remembered the ratification of the "Bill of Rights" on Thursday, December 15th, 1791 and the Thirteenth (13th) Admendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery on Wednesday, December 6th, 1865. Understanding that such events were blessings from their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Walter and Lori, in light of the Christmas celebration, took time to pray for family and draw closer to one another.
In November of 2021, Walter and Lori attended the Second (2nd) National Men's March in Baltimore, Maryland. The men gather outside of the Planned Parenthood Abortion Center and marched to a rally point right outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Conference hotel.
In October of 2021, Walter and Lori met with National Pro-Life Leaders (virtually), to discuss the "Federal Judiciary Crisis Network", hear from Texas State Legislators and review the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization now before the United States Supreme Court. The meeting was eye opening. Later in October of 2021, Walter and Lori were invited to pray at the Global Congress of Women And Men Prayer Conference and talk about "Black America Facing Irreversibility".
At the end of September, Walter and Lori were invited to attend the Student's For Life Pro-Life, Research Study Washington, D.C., Conference that focused on the young women in the "Moveable Middle." These findings are being deployed in communities for their own organizational use around the country. While in Washington, D.C., Walter and Lori met with Star Parker, the President of the "Center For Urban Renewal and Education" (C.U.R.E.).
In July 2021 Walter spoke at the Ruth Institute's "Reclaiming the Professions for Life and Family Survivors' Summit". The Summit focused core concepts that stem from a "marriage and family are the bedrock of society" approach, with presentations on population decline. At the Summit Walter received the "Public Witness of the Year Award" in recognition of his lifetime of Pro-Life testimony. Next Walter met with the "Life More Abundantly" Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) and advised the PRC of strategies to reach Black churches. At the end of the month Walter spoke at the Reformed Heritage Church in honor of the sixty-sixth (66th) anniverary of the murder of Emmett Till (August 28, 1955) in Money, Mississippi. National Men's March to defend the least of these, the lives of our pre-born children and call for the end of government sanctioned abortion. The men all dressed professionally by wearing suits and the priests were dressed in clerics. They gathered outside of Washington Surgi-Clinic Abortion Center and then marched in the non-violent protest manner of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Finnally, the men rallied outside of the White House in Lafayette Park. Back in California the The Ruth Institute's Dr. "J" Show interviewed Walter in light of California's Therapeutic Abortion Act, signed into law on Wednesday, June 14th, 1967, by then Governor Ronald Reagan. Yeah, June 2021 was busy. After the Dr. "J" Show, Walter spoke at the Fight for Life and Faith Rally in San Francisco, California. And finally, the Dr. Jeff Show invited Walter to talk about the book "Black and Pro-Life In America". In June 2021 Walter spoke at the the First (1st) Ever National Men's March to defend the least of these, the lives of our pre-born children and call for the end of government sanctioned abortion. The men all dressed professionally by wearing suits and the priests were dressed in clerics. They gathered outside of Washington Surgi-Clinic Abortion Center and then marched in the non-violent protest manner of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Finnally, the men rallied outside of the White House in Lafayette Park. Back in California the The Ruth Institute's Dr. "J" Show interviewed Walter in light of California's Therapeutic Abortion Act, signed into law on Wednesday, June 14th, 1967, by then Governor Ronald Reagan. Yeah, June 2021 was busy. After the Dr. "J" Show, Walter spoke at the Fight for Life and Faith Rally in San Francisco, California. And finally, the Dr. Jeff Show invited Walter to talk about the book "Black and Pro-Life In America".
In May 2021 Walter focused on Pregnancy Resource Centers ( PRC ). As a board member of the Morning Center, Walter has been intimately involved since the ministry was launched by Samaritan Ministries International in 2011 out of love for mothers and their newborns. As a board member of the Life More Abundantly Pregnancy Resource Center, a center focused on coming along side men and women, offering practical and real support for whatever pregnancy situation they are facing, Walter has been asked to advise their Founder, President and CEO, Elouise Nathaniel. Dumisani Washington is the Founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel ( IBSI ). The IBSI is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between Israel and people of African descent through education and advocacy, condemns the "Zionism is racism" ideology and defends Israel's right to live in peace with its Arab neighbors.
In April 2021, working closely with Dumisani, in support of Israel, Walter began promoting the ministries of Zion Oil and Gas ( Israel Stock ) and the Development Corporation for Israel ( Israel Bonds ). The Vision of Zion Oil and Gas is to find oil and|or natural gas in Israel. This vision, according to Zion's Founder and Chairman, John Brown, is Biblically inspired. The Development Corporation for Israel ranks among Israel's most valued economic and strategic resources, with a record of proven success spanning over seventy (70) years ( Amos 9:14-15, Habakkuk 2:2-3 ). The Cedarville University teaches their students from a distinctly biblical worldview. So the school stands apart, even amongst other Christian institutions, as it boldly submits to biblical authority.
In March 2021, Walter was invited to talk to the students of the Cedarville University regarding the impact of abortion in the Black community via a virtual conference. Live Action News publishes Pro-Life news and commentary from a Pro-Life perspective.
In February 2021, in honor of Black History month, Live Action reporter, Bettina di Fiore, honored Walter Hoye by highlighting his work via the Issues4Life Foundation with this article. This may be the best article ever written about Walter.

Our theme for the Issues4Life Foundation is this: Without Life, Nothing Matters. You can have a family waiting on you. You can have a job waiting on you. You can have an education waiting on you. You can have a just society waiting on you. But if you can’t get out of the womb, nothing—nothing—matters.
2020
In December of 2020, Walter and Lori were invited to Atlanta, Georgia to fight for the Pro-Life movement in the Georgia Senate race. While in Atlanta Walter and Lori met with Daphne Harris Nicely, LAS, SRAS, the Executive Director and C.E.O. of the Atlanta Morning Center. The Morning Center exists to partner with the local Church to provide prenatal through postpartum care to moms in need, in the name of Jesus.
While in Atlanta Walter and Lori helped address the Morning Center's need for online security as it relates to HIPAA compliance. A HIPAA violation is any failure by an organization that must be HIPAA compliant to protect patients' private health information. Today, both churhces and pregnancy care center are facing challenges securing their online profile. Right before Christmas, Pastor Bob Enyart interviewed Walter on hts national radio show to discuss Pro-Life strategies to end abortion.
Walter and Lori finished December 2020 getting ready for january 2021.
In November of 2020, Daystar Television's founders and hosts Marcus and Joni Lamb interviewed Walter on their LIVE program, "Ministy Now", as well as Joni Table Talk. The Daystar Television Ministry reaches around the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are on more than one hundred (109) million homes in the United States of America and two hundred (200) countries globally, with a footprint of 106 billion homes. November 2020 was a busy month. The topic of Abortion has been "controversial" for a long time, the question is, "when will the solution be easier than the alternative?" This was the topic of the "Lexis One Radio Interview" with ReGina A. Bradford-Tardy. November 2020 didn't stop. The Solano Community Church Quarterly Men's Breakfast Meeting asked Walter to minister to the men. The event was outdoors in the church's parking lot. Next Pastor Joseph Parker interviewed Walter on his radio show, "The Hour of Intercession" and talked about the movie "Divided Hearts of America".
In October of 2020, still locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter continued to work with the "National Leaders of the Pro-Life Movement" via Virtual Zoom Conferences. How the Pro-Life movement could support the re-election of President Donald J. Trump dominated the discussions. The work never stopped Walter continued to work with the Archdiocese of San Francisco's Office of Human Life and Dignity's "Committee for Racial Reconciliation and Justice" to support the "Faith and Blue" weekend. Additionally, Walter joined Archbishop Cordileone during a "Listening Session " in the community of East Palo Alto on the impact of racism in the East Palo Alto (EPA) community. Walter's calendar just kept filling up as Relevant Radio's Timmerie Geagea, the host of "Trending with Timmerie" had Walter on her show to address "The Importance of Husbands and Fathers in the Home.”
Still running hard, Walter met with the "U.S. Department of Education (ED) Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives" for their "Third (3rd) Annual Faith Leaders Summit." During the summit, faith leaders heard directly from U.S. Secretary DeVos and her Senior Leadership team on the President Trump's Administration's initiatives and accomplishments. Toward's the end of the month, Elouise Nathaniel, President and CEO of the brand new "Life More Abundantly" ministry, in Phoenix, Arizona, asked Walter to join their advisory board meeting and share his perspectives on meeting the needs of women facing abortion. Walter is already a board member of the "Morning Center" and at the end of the month Walter continued to help the pregnancy care meet the needs of moms with both prenatal and postpartum care.
In September of 2020, inspite of being locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter and Lori traveled to Sacramento to be a part of the Diocesan "Respect Life Gathering" broadcasted via zoom. This was only the beginning. Next, the trailer for the movie "Divided Hearts of America" starring Super Bowl Champion, Benjamin Watson and featuring Walter came out. You can watch the trailer in Walter's article published in Black Community News. In the movie Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to discover the truth about abortion and as you can see from the trailer, Walter nails it. Next, the "Movie To Movement's" Jason Jones, a film producer, author, activist and Catholic human rights worker, had Walter on his podcast to talk about the "Personhood" theme in the movie.
September was super busy for Lori and I, so here's a short description list time table:
- TIME TABLE
- September 17th, 2020: "Divided Hearts of America" is released nationwide.
- September 18th, 2020 Ruth Bader Ginsberg passes away on the first day of Rosh Hashanah also called the Feast of Trumpets; which is celebrated over several days.
- NOTE: This year, September 18th is also the Day of Judgement and the first day of the Ten (10) Days of Awe celebrated by Jews and many Believers (including myself) all around the world. This is a season of repentance, renewal and revival. The last day of the Ten (10) Days of Awe is Yom Kippurim, also known as the Day of Atonement. According to Jewish Rabbis Yom Kippurim literally means a day just like Purim, the celebration of Esther, who saved her people from genocide in the Persian Empire twenty-five (25) centuries ago.
- September 22nd, 2020: Lori and I traveled to Montgomery, Alabama to pray and petition God to stop the genocide of black lives and all unborn children.
Mordecai declared to Esther,
Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace
you will escape any more than all the other Jews.
For if you keep silent, at this time,
relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place,
but you and your father's house will perish.
And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom
for such a time as this?
Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai,
Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa,
and hold a fast on my behalf,
and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day.
I and my young women will also fast as you do.
Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law,
and if I perish, I perish.
Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.
Yeah, "For Such A Time As This!"
In August of 2020, still locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter and Lori hit the road and traveled to the St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, California for Vox Vitae Day. There Walter joined other speakers for an outdoors day of training and activism for teens and adults. The Q&A session addressed tough pro-abortion questions, civic involvement issues, social media, political activism and acism in abortion industry. Later in the month of August, Walter and Lori celebrated Sister Klga Kendall's one-hundred and second (102nd) birthday. Sister Kendall was a part of Walter Pro-Life team standing outside of an abortion clinic in Oakland, California. Today, that abortion clinic is closed and even today, Walter and Sister Kendall celebrate the lives of women they touched for Christ sake. On the 20th of August, Walter and Lori, celebrated Walter's sixty-fourth (64th) birthday after a zoom meeting with "Black Voices for Trump". On the 23rd of August, Walter remembered the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech" delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1963. Still moved by Dr. King's historic speech, Walter pressed harder towards the end of abortion. In July of 2020, still locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter and Lori never quit. The "Carmel Communications" team discussed "Op-Ed" ideas with Walter regarding his book. Next Walter participated in "The 2020 Panel", via "Glenn TV", to discuss "How Black Lives Matter Hijacked Our Schools". This virtual conference is designed to reach and inform faith-based leaders and Pastors. Two (2) days later, Walter met with "Mother Haymon", a ninety-two (92) year old mother and grand-mother, who wanted to share her personal testimony with him for his "Monday Column". "Mother Haymon" blew everyone away. Next week Walter met with the national leaders of the Pro-Life movement, via a conference call, to discuss the November election. The very next week, Walter zoomed with the Berkeley Students for Life and three (3) days later Walter's message on "Irreversibility" was featured on the "2020 Support After Abortion Healing Network". In June of 2020, still locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter and Lori pressed on and were invited to speak by the "Ally-J" ("J" as in Jesus Christ) team, in light of the killing of George Floyd at their rally in Novato City, California. There Walter shared how his great grandfather was lynched by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and how once his grandmother accepted Christ, her world got better. Next Walter was invited to be interviewed on the The Dr. "J" Show ("J" as in Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.). Dr. Morse leads the "Ruth Institute". Together and Walter had a great time. The following seeking Walter was asked to join the San Francisco Archdiocese's "Racial Reconciliation and Healing" team and bring his perspective on the racial tension in America today. Again, the very next week, Walter was interviewed by EWTN's Teresa Tomeo's "Catholic Connection" show and the "Bill Martinez Live" show to talk about his book "Black and Pro-Life in America" written by Robert Artigo an investigative journalist and how Black lives matter in the womb. In May of 2020, locked down by the COVID-19 "Plan-Demic", Walter and Lori did not attend the Christian Leadership Alliance "Outcomes Conference" on their calendar. The "Outcomes Conference" is where leaders go to learn and sharpen the skills necessary to run a Christ-Centered business. Nevertheless, May is always a busy month has Walter was arrested on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by the Oakland Police Department for standing on a public sidewalk, holding a sign that said "God Loves You, And Your Baby. Let Us Help You", passing out literature to local pregnancy centers and having a conversation within one-hundred (100) feet of an abortion clinic. This new Oakland Ordinance, was just passed by the Oakland City council on Tueday, January 15th, 2008. Yeah, the Oakland City Council passed this new law on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and on Thursday, January 15th, 2009, Walter would be convicted by a pro-choice jury, an incompetent judge and racial profiling by the Oakland City attorney of violating the new law and sent to jail. Five (5) years later, on Monday, May 13th, 2013 Kermit Gosnell, the American serial kill and criminal abortionist physician, was convicted on three (3) of the murder charges, twenty-one (21) felony counts of illegal late-term abortion, and two hundred and eleven (211) counts of violating the twenty-four (24) hour informed consent law. Even today, Walter continues to get questions regarding the connection between the date of the Oakland City Council passing the law and his conviction in court the very next year and the connection between the date of his arrest and the conviction of Kermit Gosnell.
Additionally in May, as a board member of the Morning Center, Walter continued to strengthen the outreach of pregnancy care center. The Morning Center exists to partner with the local Church to provide prenatal through postpartum care (free of any charge) to moms in need, in the name of Jesus. To finish the month of May, Walter continued his work with the Douglass Leadership Institute (DlI) as they supported and announced Terris Todd, the new Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Lori and I addressed April 2020 in light of Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War on April 9th, 1865. And in light of the two (2) funeral services that were held for Martin Luther King, Jr. on Tuesday, April 9th, 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia. As such Walter continued to work with the Morning Center, which exists to partner with the local Church to provide prenatal through postpartum care to moms in need, in the name of Jesus. Walter participated in the White House's "Faith Leaders" Conference call and was interviewed on "Breakfast With Bacon" Radio Show.
"Sheltering In Place" presented a challenge for us to continue to be effective. But God Blessed Us! Like many of you, I have children who are grown, out of the house, on their own, and doing their own thing. As you can imagine, from time to time, I have been running and stopped along the trail to create a short video message to encourage my children to hold on to “God’s Unchanging Hand” (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). As a father, this was just one of the ways I was staying in touch with my children. However, during this Coronavirus Pandemic, I have stepped up the creation of my video messages. As a father, my goal is to share a Bible verse with my children and assure them that my wife, Lori, and s are all right. "Stuck In The Middle Of Nowhere | A Father's Race To Life's Finish Line" is an ongoing set of videos that I am making for my children, as I run this race to life’s finish line. These videoss have been published in Black Community News and have encouraged father's nation wide to take this time of “Sheltering In Place” to draw closer to both God and their children. In March of 2020, Lori and I traveled to Colonel Allensworth State Park. In 1908 a group of Black Americans led by Colonel Allen Allensworth founded a town that would combine pride of ownership, equality of opportunity, and high ideals. There, literally in the town of Allensworth, literally in town's "Mary Dickinson" Memorial Library. creating a video for our "Underground Railroad" that has become our number one (#1) outreach to Black Pastors. However, while we were in the town of Allensworth, the state of California required everyone "Shelter In Place." February 2020 opened up with Lori and I celebrating Frederick Douglass's 202nd (February 14th, 1818) birthday by traveling to Houston, Texas and Glendale, Arizona speaking at the Content of Character Series conferences. We finished the month of February on radio with Bobby Gunther Walsh addressing Black American Life Versus Black American Death In New York City. On Friday, January, 24th at Frank Ogawa Plaza, in front of Oakland City Hall, we held our 13th Annual StandUp4Life Rally|Walk in downtown Oakland, California. We walk because abortion in the Black community is a form of genocide, it is the Darfur of America. We walk because abortion in Black America is the Civil Rights issue of our day. We walk because abortion does violence, both physically and emotionally, to men and women, to their children, and to their families.

- 14 Television Episodes
- Week 01: Who Are We? (Introduction)
- Week 02: Believe God! (Exodus 1:7-8, 15-21)
- Week 03: God Loves You! (John 15:12)
- Week 04: And Your Baby. (Jeremiah 1:5)
- Week 05: Let Us Help You. (Galatians 6:2)
- Week 06: Will You Help Me Now? (John 14:13)
- Week 07: He Said: "I'm No Longer A Man!" (Micah 6:8; Proverbs 27:17)
- Week 08: Father And Son (John 5:19)
- Week 09: The Extent To Which: Part 1 of 4 (James 4:17)
- Week 10: The Extent To Which: Part 2 of 4 (Luke 9:24; Philippians 1:29)
- Week 11: The Extent To Which: Part 3 of 4 (Psalm 139:13; 1st Timothy 6:12)
- Week 12: The Extent To Which: Part 4 of 4 (Galatians 6:2; 1st John 3:18)
- Week 13: Expect Opposition. (Acts 26:29; Mark 13:13)
- Week 14: Underground Railroad! (Galatians 5:1)
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2018
December 2018 was filled with radio, television (TV), Skype and "in-studio" interviews regarding my new book "Black and Pro-Life In America", White House conference calls, Californians for Life conference calls, funerals, birthdays, Christmas parties and Abby Johnson's movie premier at the Christ Cathedral Cultural Center in Los Angeles.









2017
As 2017 came to an end, the work was rentless, Walter addressed colleged students at the Students for Life of America's Northern California Leadership Workshop in San Jose, California. Later, both Walter and Lori received the United for Life team's prestigious "Human Life" Award for their "dedication to saving the lives of the unborn". In September, Walter addressed the first seven (7) Black Americans to serve in the United States Congress in Kansas City, Missouri. In August, Walter spoke at the inaugural press conference for the National Congress of Racial Equality on the steps of the California's capitol in Sacramento, California. In July, Walter and Lori met privately with the founders of the Walk for Life Northwest and the Bioethics Defense Fund in Idaho.



2016
In December of 2016, Walter participated in the Washington, D.C., Cure Clergy Network's "Post Election" update. This conference call addressed the concerns of Black Pastors from around the nation and answered the question: "What's Next?" In November of 2016, the Broward County Right for Life invited Walter and Lori to keynote their annual fundraising breakfast at the Calvary Chapel Fellowship church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In October of 2016, the St. James Catholic Church flew Walter and Lori to Oaklahoma City to speak at their "Choose Life & Live Mercy Walk and Prayer" event. Next, the Culture of Life Family Services (COLFS) invited Walter and Lori to attend their 7th Annual Gala as one of their "Sue Lopez Memorial" Pro-Life Persons of the Year award winner. In the same month pregnancy centers Real Options and GHS Women's Center invited Walter and Lori to attend their annual fundraisers and the Faith Fellowhip a FourSquare Church in San Leandro, California invited to Walter and Lori to meet with Brad Dacus,



2015
In 2015 Walter addressed the impact of abortion in Black America at the Future Conference in La Mesa, Calfornia, wrapped up the first year of worship services (literally) in the White House in Washington, D.C. where he preached from the subject: "How To Contend For The Faith!" (Jude 3,22,23), completed a video project with 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina denouncing Planned Parenthood, hosted 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Ben Carson in Hayward, California, corresponded with 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee regarding the impact of abortion on Black American leadership, addressed Medical Apartheid in Vancouver, Washington and received the Culture of Life Family Services' (COLFS) Sue Lopez Memorial Pro-Life Persons of the Year. In December of 2015, Walter worked with Lynne M. Jackson, the Great-great Granddaughter of Dred Scott and President and Founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, to write the article, "The Essence of Personhood: Yesterday, Today and Forever". Lynne's article went viral and greatly strengthen the Black Pro-Life movement. In October of 2015, Walter and Lori flew to San Diego, California where they attended as honored guests at the Culture of Life Family Services (COLFS) Gala. In August of 2015, Walter and Lori attended the Californians for Life Summer Summit in Irvine, California. There Walter addressed the theme "Commemorating the 48th year of legalized abortion in California, June 14th, 1967".


2014


2013
In 2013 Walter was recognized by Chicago's Pro-Life Pro-Family Coalition for his Strong Stand for Life and Family. In November of 2013, Walter spoke at the Values Advocacy Council meeting in Campbell, California. At the end of November 2013, alter and Lori attended the funeral of Khya Polk. To learn more about Khya's life and her mother, Stephanie Spidell's decision to give Khya life, watch and listen to this video and then download the Celebrate Life Magazine story. In October of 2013, Walter and Lori were invited again to attend LIFEsocal's Christian Services 4Life event at the Home Depot Center in Caron, California. Once there, Walter teamed up with Maria Cahill, 2011 Miss Delaware. Later in October of 2013, Walter traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska to speak at the Pregnancy Center of the Tanana Valley's Annual Banquet Fundraiser. Back in California, Walter and Lori attended the Catholic Medical Association's meeting in Santa Barbara, California. At the meeting, Walter keynoted on the topic "Barriers to the Pro-Life movement in the Black American community". In August of 2013, Walter and Lori flew to Columbus, Ohio, where Walter keynoted for Greater Columbus' Right to Life.



2012
In 2012 Walter was invited by Congressman Allen West to address the "Economic Impact of Abortion" on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Exhausted, Walter and Lori made one final trip to Washington, D.C. in December of 2012 to meet with the Americans United for Life (AUL) leadership team to discuss the power of personhood as a political strategy in Black America. In November of 2012, Walter and Lori traveled to Los Angeles to speak at the Go2Bat4LIFE event at Dodger Stadium. There Walter and Lori met with Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez, Lila Rose, Eduardo Verástegui, Marion Jones, and Mauricio Kuri.


2011
In 2011 Walter received the "Hero at Heart" Award from the Life Issues Institute to recognize outstanding courage on behalf of innocent life. Walter was also interviewed on Life Issues Institute's Emmy Award winning television program (Season 4: Episode 2: Free Speech Denied), Facing Life Head-On. In November 2011, Walter and Lori flew to Detroit, Michigan to attend "The Call Detroit" at the Ford Field (Home of the Detroit Lions). In October 2011, Dr. Alveda C. King invited Walter and Lori to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication in Washington, D.C. While inside the West Potomac Park at the private dedication for the King family and friends, Walter was sixty (60) steps away from then President Barack Hussein Obama. Wearing his "Got Jesus?" baseball cap, Walter caught the attention of President Obama and the two (2) entered into an aggressive staring contest. Lori took the picture of the two (2) men staring at each other.




2010


2009
Graciously the Family Research Council recognized Walter Hoye with the 2009 "John Wise Award" at their "Watchmen On The Wall" conference. In August Walter met with Archbishop Bakyenga from the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda, where the Children's Hospital is being constructed to talk about a Pro-Life ministry in Uganda. At the end of August, Walter spoke at Respect Life Prayer Breakfast in Temecula, California and at the Oakland Diocese's Pro-Life Boot Camp in Oakland, California. In October of 2009, Walter and Lori traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, where Walter would speak at the Protecting Black Life's Life Solidarity Conference. In July of 2009, Walter and Lori attended Operation Save America's Personhood Leadership Summit, where Walter was one of the keynote speakers. In June 2009, Walter and Lori headed to Hawaii, where the Hawaii Right to Life Hilo Chapter, hosted a conference with Joe Scheidler of the Pro-life Action League and Bobby Schindler (brother of the late Terri Schaivo). In May of 2009, Walter and Lori attended the National Black Pro-Life Congress' (NBPLC) third (3rd) Annual Abortion Rally at the N.A.A.C.P. Fundraising Dinner in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Levon R. Yuille is President of the National Black Pro-Life Congress.

2008
In 2008, Walter and his wife (Lori) organized their first "StandUp4Life Rally" In Oakland, California in front of Oakland City Hall and were the recipients of the 4th Annual Walk for Life West Coast's St. Gianna Molla Award for "Courage Under fire" in the Pro-Life movement. Walter's work in the Pro-Life community was the subject Chuck Colson's Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day BreakPoint. As you may remember, Walter was unjustly jailed for his peaceful defense of the unborn on a sidewalk outside an abortion clinic in Oakland, California. He served as an incredible leader for the cause of the unborn despite the personal costs. His seven (7) part series entitled "Betrayal Trauma" detailing the four (4) reasons why Black American leadership rejects the Pro-Life movement has gone viral and is the subject of many of his speaking engagements. His "Letter from the Santa Rita Jail" and his California Equal Rights Amendment appeal for Personhood entitled "Why I Can't Wait" are now classics. His passion for Personhood and American History is well documented in the Pro-Life movement. Top
Pro-Life Freedom Rider || Author
Building on a method that the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's embraced, Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., led the historic Pro-life Freedom Rides in 2010.
Like the thirteen (13) individuals who boarded a bus in Washington DC in 1961 and headed for New Orleans, the Pro-life Freedom Ride, was a peaceful, visible expression of the commitment of people around the country to work for freedom for the unborn. Not only did Dr. Alveda King, Walter and Lori Hoye ride together, their picture working together in Oakland, California is featured on the Pro-life Freedom Ride Bus. As author of the book, "Leadership from the INSIDE Out", Walter is in demand as a speaker and consultant. To purchase Walter's book online click here. On Friday, March 20th, 2009, fifteen months after the City of Oakland, California, passed a law making it illegal to approach a woman entering an abortion clinic without her consent, Walter went to jail for standing on a public sidewalk outside an abortion clinic with a sign that said: "God loves you and your baby. Let us help you." The book, "Black and Pro-Life In America", tells Walter's story. The question asked by Walter's story is not: "Is abortion wrong?" but rather "Do American citizens have
the right to say that abortion is wrong?" "Black and Pro-Life In America" not only answers this question, it speaks to the challenges facing Christians exercising their constitutional right to free speech and their Christian duty to offer help to others in need. To read Walter's commentary on issues facing the Pro-Life community click here. Walter is a Christian, married and the father of two (2) adult children. He and his wife (Lori), live in Union City, California. "Walter embodies the Martin Luther King, Jr. legacy, standing up for the least of these, the vulnerable mothers and their babies." — Dr. Alveda C. King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Tuesday, March 31st, 2009). Walter has been featured on Dr. D. James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Hour that is carried nationwide and overseas on Middle East Trinity Broadcasting Network, Armed Forces Network and "Facing Life Head-On TV" hosted by Brad Mattes. If you would like Walter to speak at your next event, please use this link to click here today. Top
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