MLK Day Service Emphasizes Justice And Social Solidarity

Garland High School senior Saron Lias waves while marching in the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity march in the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Two police dogs meet each other as they wait to sniff people coming to a march and rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Barbara Johnson -Williams, a vice president of the South Carolina NAACP, speaks at a rally at the Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison speaks at a rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

A view of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, backdropped by the Washington Monument during the annual MLK wreath-laying ceremony in Washington, Jan. 15, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

People attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial marking MLK Day in Washington, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Choir performs at Ebenezer Baptist Church on MLK Day.

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