The 2025 MLK “Keep the Dream Alive” honorees, in back, left to right: Bryanna Hall, Rev. Dr. Donald E. Jones Jr., Dr. Anne Delano Steinert, Marvin G. Butts III, James Bond, Michaelle Brown Jones, David Fowler Sr., David Fowler Jr. Front left to right: Bryanna Hall, Angela Davis, Dr. LaVerne Summerlin.

By Terri Hornbach-Torres, THT Communications on behalf of The Church of the Resurrection MLK Event Committee

Ten Greater Cincinnatians who personify the love and light that drive out hate and darkness, as modeled by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were honored at the 23rd annual MLK “Keep the Dream Alive” Ceremony on January 20 at the Church of the Resurrection in Bond Hill.

Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Vice Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, and Eric Kearney, local business and political leader, were the keynote speakers. Courtis Fuller, a Hall of Fame broadcast journalist and retired news anchor and reporter at WLWT, was the emcee.

This year’s theme was “Let the Light Rise in the Darkness.” It was inspired by the following quote by Dr. King: “Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

The Keep the Dream Alive honorees embody Dr. King’s legacy by following his teachings and contributing to the betterment of the community. Since 2001, nearly 200 community members have been honored with the Keep the Dream Alive award.

The MLK “Keep the Dream Alive” Committee of the Church of the Resurrection and participating clergy, in front, left to right: Darlyne Koretos, Terri Hornbach-Torres, Dolores Lindsay, Betty Richard, Michaelle Brown Jones, Marcia Allen, John Smith. Back left to right: Shahidah Akbar, Vera Derkson, Herschel Chalk, Father Tom DiFolco (Archdiocese of Cincinnati), Father Jerry Gardner (Parochial Vicar, Crescent Parishes). Not pictured: Della Blount Warner.

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