Teens come to NCRM to honor their mentor | News

A trip to Memphis this Saturday for the Freedom Awards Gala at the Canon Center in Memphis, sponsored by the National Civil Right Museum, is a dream come true for 18 youths and 12 adult mentors from Atlanta.

The group will attend a gala honoring its 87-year-old mentor Dr. C.T. Vivian, civil rights icon and a close friend and lieutenant of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Vivian, Hakim Hilliard and Don Rivers started the C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute's Male Scholars Program three years ago at Atlanta Preparatory Academy, to provide positive role models for young people across metro Atlanta.

“To sit at the feet of ‘living history’ has had a profound impact on these young men from several Atlanta communities who meet with Dr. Vivian and other mentors both weekdays and every Saturday at the school,” said Dr. Lynette Walker, the school’s chief administrative officer.

Not only does Atlanta Preparatory Academy provide a free venue for the Male Scholars Program, its parent organization Mosaica Education, Inc., will sponsor the gala tickets, the bus trip, and the overnight accommodations for the group.

Information provided by Atlanta Preparatory Academy.