January 14, 2005
Willkie counsel and former New York State Governor Mario M. Cuomo invited to help judge special student speech writing competition in commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Willkie counsel and former New York State Governor Mario M. Cuomo was recently invited by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to participate on a distinguished panel to judge a special student speech writing competition in commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A select group of extraordinary high school students from all five New York City boroughs participated in a series of after-school classes at City Hall Academy, where they studied and analyzed Dr. King’s speeches, and were then asked to write their own speeches presenting their point of view on Dr. King’s relevance in today’s world. The “I Have a Dream” speech competition was sponsored by the New York City Department of Education and Office of the Mayor.