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The 19th Annual MLK Scholarship Breakfast took place on Monday, January 20, 2025
Special to The Advocate
The Zion Church Ministries community and the City of Everett gathered together this past Monday at the Connolly Center to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast was once again well attended by residents, local officials and members of the Zion Church Ministries community.
Each year the Senior Pastor of Zion Church Ministries, Bishop Robert G. Brown, awards a scholarship in the name of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to an individual or individuals who most represent the values, ethics and community dedication exemplified by Dr. King throughout his life as the greatest Civil Rights leader of our time. This year’s recipient for the 2025 MLK Scholarship was Everett’s own Trevon T. Carrington.
“They could not have picked a more deserving recipient” said Mayor Carlo DeMaria. “Trevon is the embodiment of true community spirit and one of the brightest young men I have ever met. He actively volunteers for community initiatives, including food pantries, clothing drives and all of our City events. I’m very proud of him.”
He will be graduating this year from Evertt High School with a GPA of 3.9 and has served as President of the Culinary Art’s Program and Vice President of Student Ambassadors. He is an inductee of the National Honor Society, where he serves on multiple committees and boards.
Everyone in attendance also had the pleasure of seeing the City of Everett’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cathy Draine, receive the MLK Service Recognition Award for the positive contributions she and her team have made since joining the City government in 2021.
Speakers at the breakfast included Bishop Robert G. Brown, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Representative Judith Garcia, City Council President Stephanie Martins and Keynote speaker Dr. Zebulon Miletsky, an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Department of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University of New York. The Everett High School Chorale, led by Cory Crowfoot, and the Zion Praise team, led by Bishop Regina Shearer with accompaniment by musician Adam Littlejohn, delivered moving renditions of traditional hymns and songs throughout the breakfast, much to the crowd’s delight.
