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Michaela Harrison's earrings
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Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough gives his keynote address
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Monica Stock hops up on a ledge to get a better view of Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough
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Michaela Harrison sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
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Pamela and Kenya Brook watch Mayor Mitch Landrieu give his call to action
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Kingsations dance team make their way down Loyola avenue after the ceremony in front of City Hall. The event featured addresses by Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Dillard University, mayor Mitch Landrieu. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
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MLK Marching Band
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Martin Luther King Jr. marching band reaches Claiborne avenue after parading from City Hall. The band led the way for city and faith leaders to lay a wreath at the MLK monument on Claiborne avenue. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)
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Kelvin Russell, left, and Leonard Warren, right, canvass for support for a living wage.
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Barbara Lacen Keller, left, Alyssia Gordon, center, and Dorian Francis, lead the procession down Loyola avenue from City Hall. The parade went from City Hall to Claiborne avenue to the monument to Martin Luther King Jr. (Zach Brien, UptownMessenger.com)