Photos: Nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014

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Photos: Nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014

Photos: Nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014

President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha, right, make burritos at DC Central Kitchen as part of a service project in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Washington. Also helping were first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama.

First lady Michelle Obama, center, with daughter Malia Obama and presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, make burritos at DC Central Kitchen as part of a service project in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Washington. Also helping were President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha Obama.

Families take photos in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial at the National Mall in Washington, Jan. 20, 2014. Hundreds of people gathered at the memorial Monday in celebration of the King holiday and his legacy.

Tanner Williams, left, from Silver Spring, Md., stands with his mother Julie, center, and sister Kira, right, during a wreath laying at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The nation paused to remember Martin Luther King Jr. Monday with parades, marches and service projects. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and the federal holiday is the third Monday in January.

Vice President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address at the National Action Network's (NAN) Annual King Day breakfast convened by the Rev. Al Sharpton in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

The men's choir from the People's Community Baptist Church in Silver Spring, Md., sing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The nation paused to remember Martin Luther King Jr. Monday with parades, marches and service projects. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and the federal holiday is the third Monday in January.

Dancers from the Kim sung hua Korean Dance Academy participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Los Angeles on Monday Jan. 20, 2014. The 29th annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was themed ``Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Round.''

Dancers from the Marching Knights from the Frederick K.C. Price III Christian schools participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Los Angeles on Monday Jan. 20, 2014. The 29th annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was themed ``Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Round.''

Aztec dancers participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Los Angeles on Monday Jan. 20, 2014. The 29th annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was themed ``Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Round.''

A member of a Caribbean carnival dance group marches in the MLK parade in Miami, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored across the country annually on the third Monday in January with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was the most visible figure in the Civil Rights movement.

Jarmal and Jayunna Miller watch the MLK parade in Miami, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored across the country annually on the third Monday in January with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was the most visible figure in the Civil Rights movement.

A member of a Caribbean carnival dance group marches in the MLK parade in Miami, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored across the country annually on the third Monday in January with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was the most visible figure in the Civil Rights movement.

Members of the Haitian League of Human Rights demand that the Dominican Republic give Haitians living there more rights and protection during the MLK parade in Miami, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored across the country annually on the third Monday in January with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was the most visible figure in the Civil Rights movement.

Elder Cal Murrell reacts to a speaker during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Atlanta. The service at the church where King preached featured prayers, songs, music and speakers. It was one of many events, including parades, marches and community service projects, across the country to honor King, an Atlanta native.

Bernice King, CEO of the King Center, gives the Call to Commemoration during the Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Christine King Farris speaks during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Atlanta. Christine King Farris is the only living sibling of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..

Rev. Raphael Warnock, Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, gives the keynote address during the Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Service, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Atlanta.

Timothy W. Goodly, senior vice president of human resources for CNN Worldwide, Turner Broadcasting System Inc., was the featured speaker at the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast co-sponsored by Benedictine University and College of DuPage in Lisle, Ill., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Calvin Troxler, choir member from New Hope Baptist Church, sings during the the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration in Ashland, Ky., Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Rev. Stanley G. McDonald, Jr. speaks during the the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at St. James AME Church in Ashland, Ky., Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

Participants in the "Freedom March" of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration in Ashland, Ky. walk along Carter Ave. Monday Jan. 20, 2014.

Activist and entertainer Harry Belafonte gives the keynote address for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium at Hill Auditorium on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.

People from around Saginaw, walk down Genesee Street to celebrate the annual Martin Luther King Jr. march, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, that started at the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy and ended at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Mich.

New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton speaks at a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Mayor Bill De Blasio told a packed audience Monday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that the "price of inequality has deepened." The mayor says economic inequality is closing doors for hard-working people in the city and around the country.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hugs his wife Chirlane McCray at a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. De Blasio told a packed audience Monday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that the "price of inequality has deepened." The mayor says economic inequality is closing doors for hard-working people in the city and around the country.

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President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha, right, make burritos at DC Central Kitchen as part of a service project in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Washington. Also helping were first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama.

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