it’s not enough to “not be racist,” I must be anti-racist and actively involved in highlighting injustice and creating a better world, along the lines of “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem”.

Crepo Elementary School fourth-grader Brandon Curbow tackled the timely topics of school safety and gun control while presenting his winning speech at the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition.

Inclusiveness is the only way we can ever be whole.

My dream is that one day, Martin Luther King’s visions of the future will be our current reality, and “unconditional love will have the final word”.