My dream for myself is to live my life right as I can. My main dream is to stay in school, graduate, go to college, and get a degree. My only way to reach these goals is to challenge myself and get motivated. Many people say that I won't make it but I know where my future is heading. I won't let a lot of people get in they way of what I want to be in life. For example, Martin Luther King had to go through hard challenges to get where he wanted to be. Without hims, whites and blacks wouldn't have come together as one. When I first heard Dr. King's "I have a Dream" speech, I knew I could do better. I always can put a lot of effort in what I do. A lot of effort is all I take to keep going. Judgment and stupidness is not going to get i my way of being somebody one day. Like what my superintendent said, "Don't let stupid be your friend." If I don't do my best, I can always try harder the next time.
My dream for my community is to talk to someone I know someone I can trust to make everyone come together as one to clean up trash, recycle, fix our streets, and tear down everything that my community does not need. Sunflower is having a hard time and no one wants to make a difference but I know that my community can be a better place to live in. My main dream for my community is to make sure it is safe and environmentally clean. With my effort and skills, my dreams will come true.
-Johnnie Mae Williams, 2nd Year
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Freedom Project took 9 students to Memphis to visit the National Civil Rights Museum, meet up with other members of the SCFP family, and see a Memphis Grizzlies' Game. To attend, students completed "I have a Dream" essays.
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