Keynote speaker Patricia Russell-McCloud presented her riveting opening and closing statements with “You are here,” using conviction as if in a courtroom, during Scottsdale’s 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. “Living the Dream” Community Dinner Celebration on Jan. 12, at Embassy Suites Scottsdale Resort.
Presenting a solid case, her words resonated throughout the room about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader who took a risk.
She detailed his storied background including his humanitarian accomplishments and how he was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35 at the time.
