Local leaders working to continue Dr. MLK Jr.’s dream in Minnesota

MLK Jr. Day remembered by local leaders through work, community service

Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Seena Hodges, and Shelley Carthen Watson sat down with Brandi Powell on MLK Day.

It’s been decades since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, but his words are still iconic.

KSTP 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Anchor Brandi Powell interviewed three local leaders, who through their work and community service, say they are working to live out Dr. King’s dream in Minnesota: Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, CEO of Rae Mackenzie Group, an award-winning diversity, equity and inclusion firm; Seena Hodges: author, award-winning thought leader and Founder and CEO of The Woke Coach; and Shelley Carthen Watson, attorney and President and CEO of YWCA Minneapolis.

You can watch the full interview in the video player above.