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Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. honored at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids
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Jan. 20, 2020 10:14 pm
A gathering to honor MLK Day.
John Paul Schafer talks about his process in painting a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featured at a celebration honoring Dr. King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Members of the Amen Choir lead a song at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Members of the Washington High School Step Club perform at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Orlando Clark (left) and Christine Bwanakweri, both students at Mount Mercy University, read at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Members of the Washington High School Step Club perform at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Diamond Roundtree of Cedar Rapids performs a poem at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Writer Zette St. Charles of Cedar Rapids speaks at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Caleb 'The Negro Artist' Rainey performs at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Anne Carter (left) of Cedar Rapids presents the 'Who Is My Neighbor' award to Molly Lamb (right) at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Anne Carter (left) and Rev. Jonathan Heifner (right) present the 'Who is My Neighbor' Award to Haley Cummings (center) at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Members of the Mount Zion Men's Chorus perform at a celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The program featured a call-and-response style presentation of artists and community members, and centered around the 2020 recipients of the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris 'Who Is My Neighbor' Award. Molly Lamb, a teacher at McKinley STEAM Academy, and Haley Cummings, a student at Xavier High School, received the awards. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)