Photos: Community gathers to celebrate the legacy of Dr. MLK

Savannah Blake

Jan. 17, 2023 5:52 pm

Co-Founder of Advocates for Social Justice Tamara Marcus gives a call and response during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A Dr. MLK book sits on a pew during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration event at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Bruce Koerber of Cedar Rapids claps in celebration as he watches the Mt. Zion dance team perform during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

18-year-old Gentine Nzoyikorera speaks about her work leading two minority clubs at Kennedy High School during Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community servant Dedric Doolin gives a call and response during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Harmony School of Music student Beyla Brown, 10, plays a song on the violin with fellow youth musicians during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Rev. Jonathan Heifner presents the Percy and Lileah Harris “Who Is My Good Neighbor” Award to Keeyon and Stephanie Carter during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Anne Harris Carter of Cedar Rapids smiles as she listens to speaker Tamara Marcus speak during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dr. Mark Baumann performs a song on the organ during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration event at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Founding member and Executive Director of the African American Museum Tom Moore speaks about the impact of the museum in Eastern Iowa during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Audience members join hands and sing a hymnal called “We Shall Overcome” during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

18-year-old Gentine Nzoyikorera smiles as she gives a speech after receiving the youth 2023 Percy & Lileah Harris “Who Is My Good Neighbor” Award during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell, from left, Executive Director of the African American Museum Tom Moore and Brother Jamie Harris of Mt. Zion Baptist Church hold hands together and sing the song “We Shall Overcome” during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Mt. Zion dance team performs for a large audience during the Dr. MLK Day Celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)