Organizations throughout the east have been doing their part to honor the memory of Dr. King today.
In Kinston, The Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County along with The Lenoir-Greene County Forster Grandparent Program held a celebration at The Gate.
Robert Rogers is the executive director of the Lenoir County Boys and Girls Club. He said, "This is not just a dream, it was a vision and we can see it now. We have evidence of it now, so let’s move on it."
The Boys and Girls Club glee club sang and danced to pay tribute to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
"Most children my age look at it as just being another day out of school and not really thinking of the reason why we're out of school. We're out of school so we can celebrate what Martin Luther King did for people everywhere,” said Will Parks. Parks is a member of the Lenoir County Boys and Girls Club.
Kinston Mayor BJ Murphy shared his thoughts on Dr. King. “Dr. King’s life had a lot to do with molding kids, the education they had and also the character they developed over the years and that is one thing that I think is a lasting impact,” said Murphy.
Rogers says molding that character in kids is the most important thing adults can do to help King’s memory live on.
It's been more than 40 years since Dr. King’s assassination, but the message he preached while he was alive is still just as important today.
It's a message Lenoir County Schools Superintendent Terry Cline says should not just be recognized one day each year. "Dr. King’s message has to be a message that's a 365 day a year message that we have to do and that is of peace, of love and doing what we feel is right and building character in our young people in our community,” he said.
The more children who relay that message, the more likely King’s dream will become a reality.
"This is our future and this is what doctor king talked about. This is the dream,” Rogers said.
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