Dream365 cancelled; MLK events abound
A Columbus event that honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for nearly a decade is no more, but the city will have several events to celebrate the message of the civil rights icon.
Dream 365 expands with new events
The Rev. Tony Montgomery of Columbus checks his watch a lot these days. He has numerous places to be and tasks to check off, as do Learnard Dickerson and Lavonne Harris, who complete the trio of lead organizers of Dream 365.
Lesson from King: Lay a foundation for future
Otis Moss III asked for one thing: for those listening to “make a way” for future generations.
Moss, the senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, was the keynote speaker during Monday’s Dream 365 Commemorative Breakfast Program, which is the culminating event in a five-day celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Dream 365: Annual MLK commemoration expands to five days
“It just seems to keep growing,” said co-organizer Learnard Dickerson, about Dream 365. What began in 2005 as a single-day commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has grown from its 2011 four-day format to a five-day celebration of the life and legacy of the civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Keepers of the Dream banquet Friday
National Action Network Field Director the Rev. De-Ves Toon will serve as keynote speaker Friday at the Columbus NAN chapter’s Keepers of the Dream Banquet.