RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Living the Dream Inc. will be holding its fifth annual MLK Memorial and Awards Program on April 5. The event will be hosted at Fifth Baptist Church, located at 1415 West Cary St., and will start at 2 p.m. Eight individuals will receive the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memor ial Award. According to organizers, the award seeks to commemorate "the life, legacy and advocacy of Dr. King," which is a "testament to individuals whose hard work, dedication, and positive impact has had on our community." This years recipients are as follows: Religion & Civil Rights: Rev. Rodney Hunter, Pastor, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Education: Rev. Dr. Howard Hopkins, Retired RPS Administrator Youth Advocacy: Ellery Lundy, The Broken Men Foundation, Inc. Arts & Humanities: Desiree Roots, Grammy Nominated artist, director, and artistic educator Journalism: Michael Pual Williams, RTD Columnist Business: Barksdale Haggins, Barky's Christian Records & Books Criminal Justice: Phil Wilayto and Ana Edwards, The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equity The programs keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Rev. James Coleman who currently serves as the Chair of Lynchburg City School Board and Finance Chair of the Virginia School Boards Association Board of Directors. ...read more read less