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Cover illustration of black
child and white child
holding hands in front of
huge portrait of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is
by Doug Griswold. It first
ran in The San Jose
Mercury News in 1995.
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Photo by Ehsha Covington
Dr. Nathan Scovens leads the benediction. Also pictured (from left) are Chronicle
Publisher Ernie Pitt, Lovi Lemon, Sharee Fowler, Theophilus Woodley and Judge
Denise Harts fie Id.
0-ood Preaehin'
with a side of
Paeon and Eggs
Capacity crowd attends annual Prayer Breakfast
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
A standing-room-only
crowa or more tnan suu was
urged early Monday morning
by the words and legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King to love,
hope and, most importantly,
continue to dream.
The Chronicle's 11th
Annual MLK Prayer Breakfast
packed them into the Benton
Convention Center like never
before. The slate of preachers,
students and community lead
ers didn't disappoint the colos- I
sal crowd as they offered I
insight, personal stories and I
?fheir perspectives on the fate I
of Dr. King's iconic dream.
Dr. King was recalled by |
many speakers as having been |
far from an ordinary man.
During his time behind the F
podium. Mayor Allen Joines
likened Dr. King to Moses,
stating that both men stood for
justice ana ail tnat is rignt. saiem
College Student Government
Association President Lov? Lemon said
that King was highly favored by the
Almighty. It was this favor, she said,
_ that allowed him to stand tall in the face
of hate and with the threat of
death constantly hanging
over his head. King knew,
she said with passion, that "a
man can't ride your back if
you are not bent."
Speakers like Dr. Barbee
Oakes, assistant provost for
Diversity and Inclusion at
Wake Forest University, and
Theophilus Linwood
Woodley, a Winston-Salem
State University senior who
is serving as Mr. WSSU, said
Dr. King's message can be
used to tackle the challenges
of today.
Oakes, who has spent the
last 25 years as an educator,
surmised that nothing would
please Dr. King more than to
have those who honor him
show similar devotion to
children. Oakes urged the
crowd to take a "shepherd's
approach" when it comes to
kids by watching over them and making
sure none go astray.
Woodley, a finance and economics
double major from Charlotte, said
See Breakfast on Page 3
Lemon
Woodley