Beth Hendricks and Amanda Wilson participate in a group discussion in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Elijah Sain was all smiles as the group of children shared stories. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Poet Victoria Porter of MVP Speaks encourages participants to share their poetry. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Children created artwork as a tribute to Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Participants watch Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech as inspiration before they began writing their own poems. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Notes of inspiration were shared among the group. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Lucy Hendricks works on her poem before sharing it with the other writers. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Young girls interact at their table through poetry and art. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Maikue Vang shares the inspiration words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
Children ages 6 to 12 celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a recent workshop led by poet Victoria Porter and teen mentors from Arts @ Large.
The children viewed Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech and created artwork and poems inspired by his famous words at the free event, held at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. 5th St., as part of its education programming.
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Children remember Dr. King at Walker’s Point art center workshop
by Emmy A. Yates, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
January 28, 2016
