Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jane Rubini, Founder
Tabita Ares, Christina Cultural Arts Center
Carolyn Bitzer, Pacem in Terris
Herb Broadwater, WSFS Bank
Denise Gilliam, Christ Church Episcopal Preschool
Sue Hayes, DE Speech & Debate Assoc.
Mari Johnson, The Grand
Joseph Lawson, Southern DE Alliance for Racial Justice
Jalyn Powell, OUTLOUD, Inc.
Ayomikun Adeojo***
Srijay Chenna***
Aadi Chinchalkar
Neha Das
Kaamilah Diabaté**
Dha'Zhea Freeman
Kemuel Harding
Tim Hurtt**
Tyonna Jervey
Quintin Johnson
Da’ Jour Jones
Rishima Mall
Di'zara Miller
Nana Ohemaa Asante
Ololade Olubowale
Josh Rittberg
Alexandra Simon
Adithcharan Thyagarajan
Tyrek Traylor
Anya Verucci
Madison Washington
Imani Wulff-Cochrane
(*Past MLK Contestant)
(**Cohost 2023 MLK Finals)
(*** 2024 Workshop Coach)
Finals January 14
Rony Baltazar-Lopez, Vice Chair of
the Delaware Hispanic Commission
Ethel Belfon, Incoming President
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Omega Chapter
Ashley Christopher, Esq., HBCU Week Foundation, CEO
Bebe Coker, Black Heritage Educational Theater Group
The Rev. Dr. John G. Moore Sr., Director, Philanthropy and Engagement, United Way Delaware
Charlotte King, Co-Founder & Activist
Southern Delaware Alliance for
Racial Justice,
Adithcharan Thyagarajan, 2021 2nd Prize Winner
George Washington University
Reserve Judges 1/14
Dr. Keith Pettiford, Gamma Theta Lambda Education Foundation & Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Joseph P. Lawson, Southern Delaware Alliance
for Racial Justice
Dr. Wilma Mishoe, Past President
Delaware State University
Semifinal Judges
Raina Allen, Director
Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative
Tina Betz, Director, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Doneene Damon, Richards, Layton, & Finger
Dr. Guillermina Gonzalez, Professor, College of Business Wilmington University
Jesse Johnson, Chair Social Studies,
Delaware Technical Community College
Dr. Sheridan Quarless Kingsberry
Retired Professor, Delaware State University
Senator Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, 3rd District
Deborah Olatunji, 2019 MLK VOICE 4 YOUTH Winner
Nyani Scott, 2020 MLK VOICE 4 YOUTH Winner
Carl Shaw, Manager of Community Engagement,
Wilmington Public Library
Ian Smith, Director, Parks & Recreation
City of Wilmington
James Ray Rhodes, Executive Director
Christina Cultural Arts Center
Rishima Singh Mall, 2020 2nd & 2021 3rd Prize Winner
Dr. Cydney Teal, The Gilliam Foundation
Bruce Wright, 1st State Community Action Agency
Hugh Atkins
Visual Artist & Past Chair of English Department
Tower Hill School
Dr. Donna Blakey
Dr. Donna Blakey, Adjunct, Retired
English Dept., Delaware State University
2022 Winner Srijay Chenna & Jayne Thompson
Associate Teaching Professor English & Creative Writing
Widener University
2023 Winner Ayomikun Adeojo & Jonathan Whitney
Musician & "Artivist"
Co-founder, Flux Creative Consulting
Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Chemours
Tom & Betsy Scott
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
New Castle County, Matt Meyer Executive
The Osbun Family
WSFS Bank
Steve McKenna
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Gamma Theta Lambda Education Foundation, Inc.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Zeta Omega Chapter
The Rotary Club of Wilmington
Southern Delaware Alliance For Racial Justice
The Episcopal Church in Delaware
The Very Rev. William B. Lane, Jr.
Sherry Lawton-Fasic
Dorothy de H. Lovett
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