First Lady Donna Walker gives the keynote address during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

First Lady Donna Walker gives the keynote address during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

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First Lady Donna Walker gives the keynote address during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Monday.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Monday.

Gov. Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker bow in prayer during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

Gov. Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker bow in prayer during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Monday.

Community members hold hands as they sing "We Shall Overcome" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

Community members hold hands as they sing “We Shall Overcome” during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Monday.

Teresa Diggs, of the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, performs a worship dance titled "A Dream That Will Not Die" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul's Catholic Church on Monday.

Teresa Diggs, of the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, performs a worship dance titled “A Dream That Will Not Die” during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Community Celebration at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Monday.

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