The LENS organization is designed to create a platform for published authors to showcase and market their literary works to various communities, to explore and expose people to new ideas, to allow presentations of different views, and promote dialogue among diverse audiences with varied interests. In so doing, we hope to encourage literacy, authorship, and lift literary awareness, which in turn will support scholarships to deserving students in the local area of San Antonio Texas. LENS is a sponsored affiliate of the San Antonio Dr. MLK Jr. Foundation.