Jocelyn Miles sings a solo during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Jocelyn Miles sings a solo during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Juneau

Scenes from today’s community celebration.

Scenes from today’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Juneau.

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Salissa Tholse sings the National Anthem during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Salissa Tholse sings the National Anthem during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

City and Borough of Juneau Assembly member Michelle Bonnet Hale speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

City and Borough of Juneau Assembly member Michelle Bonnet Hale speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, of the Alaska State Legislature speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, of the Alaska State Legislature speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, of the Alaska State Legislature speaks speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, of the Alaska State Legislature speaks speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sherry Patterson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield and Annie Caulfield tell the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield and Annie Caulfield tell the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Servicemembers of the AmeriCorps program listen during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Servicemembers of the AmeriCorps program listen during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Pastor Kermit Wilson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Pastor Kermit Wilson speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Jan. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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