Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast

• “The Power of the Dream: Better Together” (2025)
• “The Power of the Dream: Building a Legacy for Generations” (2024)
• “The Power of the Dream: Growing Together” (2023)
• “The Power of the Dream: Footsteps of Courage” (2022)
• “The Power of the Dream: Forging a Path Forward” (2021)
• “The Power of the Dream: Freedom and Justice for All” (2020)
• “The Power of the Dream: Building the Beloved Community” (2019)
• “Pressing Toward the Promise” (2018)
• “The Power of the Dream: Inspiring a Nation from the Pulpit” (2017)
• “The Power of the Dream: One Step at a Time” (2016)
• “The Power of the Dream: Justice For All” (2015)
• “The Power of the Dream: Our Unmeasured Strength and Our Unbounded Spirit” (2014)
• “The Power of the Dream: A Man, A Speech, And A Vision For Positive Change” (2013)
• “The Power of the Dream: Moving Forward with a shared vision” (2012)
• “The Power of the Dream: Celebrating courage” (2011)
• “The Power of the Dream: Where Do We Go From Here?” (2010)
• “The Power of the Dream: Becoming an Agent for Change” (2009)
• “The Power of the Dream: Transforming One Life at a Time” (2008)
• “The Power of the Dream: Connecting Lives Through Unity” (2007)

2025

Jeremy Daniel

Rayna Carter

Harold Rittenberry

2024

Brian Leffler

Caleb Snead

Terris Thomas

2023

Jason Edwards

Jaquarius Raglin

Laura Whitaker

2022

Rosa Arroyo Driggers

Rick Dunn

Carl Miller

Kevin Nwogu

Henry Young

2021

Tony Lowe

Charlie Maddox

Narke Norton

Jalen Polk

Ashley Love

2020

Marques Dexter

Cesar L. Escalante

Caleb Kelly

Sherontae Maxwell

Marvin J. Nunnally Jr.

2019

Dr. K. Paige Carmichael

Charlene Marsh

Michele Pearson

2018

Gregory L. Roseboro

Rev. Dr. Winfred M.. Hope

Natalie Morean

2017

Ms. Elizabeth Louis

Dr. Barbara McCaskill

Mr. Fred O. Smith & Mrs. Lee Zimmerman Smith

2016

Dr. William Kisaalita

Mr. Homer Wilson

Mr. Darren Anglin

2015

Mr. Charles King

Mr. Lemuel LaRoche

Ms. Joan Prittie

Ms. Ericka “Ricky” Roberts

2014

Mr. Dervin Cunningham

Dr. Mark Dawkins

Mr. Ernest Hardaway

2013

Dr. Mark A. Farmer

Mr. Stewart Zellars

Dr. Walter R. Allen, Sr.

2012

Dr. Corey W. Johnson

Ms. Roberta Gardner

Ms. Attawa J. Childers

2011

Mr. Joshua Delaney

Ms. Donna Wilkins

Dr. Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander

2010

Ms. Angela Denise Gay

Mr. Willie James

Dr. Pamela Kleiber

2009

Dr. Art Dunning

Sheriff Ira Edwards Jr.

Mr. Felton L. Hudson

Dr. Jenny Penney Oliver

2008

Mrs. Patricia Clifton

Mr. Derrick Floyd

Dr. Robert Hill

Ms. Esther Sherman

2007

Dr. Maurice C. Daniels

The Honorable Judge Steve C. Jones

Dr. Maria Navarro

Mr. Karl A. Scott

Mr. Harry L. Sims

2006

Mrs. Christine Harris

Rev. Archibald R. Killian

Ms. Esperanza Mejia

Rev. David Nunnally, Sr.

2005

Ms. Barbara Thurmond Archibald

Dr. Talmadge Guy

Sister Margarita Martin

2004

Dr. David C. Berle

Ms. Trudy Bradley

Ms. Evelyn C. Neely

Dr. Robert A. Pratt

Annually, a keynote speaker shares experiences, thoughts and reflections on the significance of Dr. King’s work in their own life. The speakers have included some of Georgia’s most prominent leaders.

• 2025     Thomas C. Settles III, Senior Pastor of Calvary Bible Church and Chaplain for the University of Georgia Football team
• 2024     T. Dallas Smith, Founder & CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company (TDS&Co)
• 2023     Arthur L. Tripp, Jr., State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in Georgia
• 2022     Dr. Arthur Dunning, former President of Albany State University and author
• 2021     Hamilton Holmes Jr., son of Hamilton Holmes Sr.
• 2020     Honorable Steve C. Jones, U.S. District Judge
• 2019     Tiffany Cochran Edwards, The Cochran Firm
• 2018     Cheryl Davenport Dozier, President, Savannah State University
• 2017     Rev. Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock, Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 2016     Stacey Y. Abrams, House Minority Leader for Georgia General Assemby, State Representative 89th    House District
• 2015     Andrew Young, U. N. Ambassador
• 2014     David Scott, Representative – GA, U.S. House of Representatives
• 2013     Monica Kauffman Pearson, Journalist and Broadcaster
• 2012     Billye S. Aaron, Civil Rights Activist and Educator
• 2011     Mary Francis Early, First African-American to earn a degree from The University of Georgia
• 2010     Thelma W. Moore, Judge, Superior Court   Fulton County, GA
• 2009     John Lewis, Representative – GA, U.S. House  of Representatives
• 2008     Hon. Robert Benham, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
• 2007     Evelyn Lowery, Civil Rights Activist
• 2006     Damon Evans, Athletic Director, University of Georgia
• 2005     Hon. Patricia Barron, Chief Magistrate Judge, Athens-Clarke County Magistrate Court
• 2004     Hon. Steve Jones, Superior Court, Western Circuit