MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Christopher Wilson, 13, and Beyunca Moore, 22, are different ages, but were at LilyRoze Studios on Monday for the same reason.
“I’m trying to envision my year,” Moore said.
One dozen young people pulled out scissors, glue, and magazines to put their dreams on paper.
“Most things that I look for are inspirational quotes,” Wilson said.
Wilson said the quotes help to find the inspiration needed to achieve his goals as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech rang in their ears.
“Because this is Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, then we want them to have that dream,” Leshundra Robinson, with U Can of Memphis, said.
The visions students constructed Monday were of what they want to be in life and how they want to impact their community.
“They just need someone to help guide them and put it down on paper,” Robinson said.
U Can of Memphis is an organization that works to mentor young people.
“They don’t have anyone that they can really talk to, no mentors, and they always think people are just downing them,” Robinson said.
“Dr. Martin Luther King: he had a dream for us, and he also had a dream,” Wilson said. “He accomplished that dream and we want to keep the tradition going.”
As the children and young adults laid out the pages and outlines of their lives, organizers hoped Dr. King’s message would stick with them like glue.