NewsJanuary 15, 2012

The 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.

The Sunshine Band of Greater Dimension Church performs during the Dr. Martin Luther King  Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
The Sunshine Band of Greater Dimension Church performs during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
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The New Bethel Men's Choir sings during the Dr. Martin Luther King  Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The New Bethel Men's Choir sings during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
Debra Mitchell-Braxton, right, and Ramona Robinson lead the singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
Debra Mitchell-Braxton, right, and Ramona Robinson lead the singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
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Members of the Praise Dance Team of Greater Dimension Church perform a tribute during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Members of the Praise Dance Team of Greater Dimension Church perform a tribute during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
Dan Johnson, pastor of Evangelical United Church of Christ, speaks during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
Dan Johnson, pastor of Evangelical United Church of Christ, speaks during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
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The Rev. Rodney Moody of St. James AME Church presents a tribute during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Rev. Rodney Moody of St. James AME Church presents a tribute during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
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Marcia Southard-Ritter, left, receives the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award from Debra Mitchell-Braxton Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Marcia Southard-Ritter, left, receives the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award from Debra Mitchell-Braxton Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.
The people sing "We Shall Overcome" at the close of the program.
The people sing "We Shall Overcome" at the close of the program.
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The 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau.

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