King said creating the beloved community is about bridging the gaps between the haves and the have-nots with real opportunities. It’s about creating more of that precious commodity called hope,” said Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew, keynote speaker at the Jan. 20 virtual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast. Booker-Drew is vice president of community affairs and strategic alliances for the State Fair of Texas and founder and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy. Honoring Dr. King President Benson’s MessageDr. Yvette E. Pearson, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, closed the event by encouraging the audience to get involved. Let us not just think about, but decide and act upon, whatever role it is that we will play as individuals, organizations and as leaders toward the realization of the beloved community,” Pearson said.