MLK Dream Weekend

Save the Dates for January 15-18, 2010

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Your Dreams Made Possible Because of His.
All. Together. Now.

Forty-five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream. For all of us. A dream that broke down discrimination and gave everyone the freedom to follow their dreams. To get an education. To pursue a career. To serve in public office. Or simply strengthen our communities by helping one another. Join us as we celebrate Dr. King’s dream and the countless others that have been achieved because of it.

January 20th, 2010

MLK Dream Weekend Reflects on 5th Year Anniversary

About 45 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King stood before our nation and declared his dream. Because of that day, because of that moment, because of his determination, his focus, his fight and his dream, millions of people of all races, ethnicities and orientations have been able to realize their dreams.
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January 13th, 2010

MLK Dream Weekend Remembers Dr. J.W. Henderson

MLK Dream Weekend honors Dr. J.W. Henderson, for his work and efforts as a progressive leader at the forefront of Greenville’s civil rights movement. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dr. Henderson’s family. He will always be remembered for his contributions to the Greenville community.

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December 10th, 2009

Tamekia Hunter Higgins Awarded $500 for Dreaming

MLK Dream Weekend wishes to congratulate Tamekia Hunter Higgins for winning our Win a Dream contest conducted in October 2009. She will be recognized at the Diversity Banquet on January 15, 2010. For your chance to win money toward your dream enter today. Deadline is December 18, 2009.
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October 29th, 2009

In Memory of Dr. Robert Dennis

The MLK Dream Weekend Executive Council extends our deepest condolensces and prayers to the family of the late Rev. Dr. Robert Dennis (1942-2009). We will always be grateful for his significant contributions to the success of MLK Dream Weekend, especially for the 2009 celebration through the radio and TV commercials he participated in on our [...]

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October 22nd, 2009

A Dreamer’s Success

There are several reasons why I believe that the Martin Luther King (MLK) Dream Weekend celebration is one of the most significant events in the upstate. First, the celebration of Dr. King’s birthday brings hundreds of people, from different backgrounds, together to recognize both diversity and unity. Those philosophies are what Dr. King [...]

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July 2nd, 2009

The Dream Continues…

On behalf of the MLK Dream Weekend staff, we are grateful for the support and enthusiasm with which the upstate community of SC has embraced the efforts of MLK Dream Weekend over the past 4 1/2 years! Since the inception of this project in 2005 and the first celebration in 2006 to the present, MLK [...]

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