While the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Power 领导 Breakfast was again held virtually in 2022, its message and the scholarships it provides remained powerful reminders of the work championed by its namesake.

In a welcome message from the event’s organizing committee, event co-chairs Dr. Millie Black and Dr. Albert Tezeno talked about the need to continue the work set forth by Dr. King in his renowned “I Have a Dream” speech.

Dr. Black said that we must dream what might seem like impossible dreams, reaching higher while also reaching back to help others, educating in a way that provides transformative thinking, helping people aspire to new heights, and motivating individuals with determination and vigor.

“As we Dream, Reach, Educate, Aspire, and Motivate, we must remember that we cannot do it alone,” Dr. Black said, joining with Dr. Tezeno to add, “We must do it together. 是时候做梦了。”

Rev. Christopher Lee, associate pastor of Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church, expanded on that message, first by quoting a section of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, then noting that while some progress has been made, the dream has not been fully realized. 为了说明这一点，他分享了自己的事工经历。

他说，接触并不意味着简单地把金博士的话作为口号。 It means reaching out personally to one another to understand and grow. For him, educating means getting to know one another and understanding that everyone comes to the conversation with their own experiences. The gulfs between those experiences may be vast, but they can be navigated if we look for ways to come together.

He said we should aspire to be as open as children who have no boundaries of who they will play with.

Of motivation, Lee said, “I would argue that we have lost our motivation to stand and to peaceably fight because we have gotten comfortable, or maybe we fear the consequences of standing.” He then added that life’s most persistent question is, “What are you doing for others? 怎样才能让你有动力？”

He closed by saying, “Now is the time, not only to dream, but in our dreaming to reach out, to educate, to motivate, to aspire, to inspire this generation, to do better, to be better, and to be accountable to each other.”

One of the ways that the annual breakfast helps students reach their dreams is the awarding of scholarships. 今年的奖学金获得者包括：

• Yasameen阿尤布他是以赛亚·约书亚牧师社区奖学金的获得者
• Charleen巴塞洛缪他是the Links Incorporated奖学金的Plano North Metroplex分会的获得者
• Kerubo Kenani她是Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.的Chi Zeta Omega分会的获得者。 奖学金
• Sharonza随缘吧, recipient of the Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Brister 奖学金 and the Powerful Journey 奖学金
• Eric Soldevilla, recipient of the Julia and Michael Dulan/Plano North Metroplex Chapter of the Links 奖学金

Those who want to help future students reach their dreams can do so by donating to scholarship at /foundation/give/mlk.html.

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