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Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedra's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedral's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedra's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Students listen as Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during a service entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedral's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedra's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. approaches her father, Martin Luther King, III, after speaking during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preaches from the Cathedra's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. signs a book titled, "Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?" after speaking during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preached from the Cathedra's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
Martin Luther King, III, father of Yolanda Renee King, hugs his daughter after she spoke during a service for students entitled, "Remaining Awake: A Service in Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Ms. King preached from the Cathedral's Canterbury Pulpit, the place Dr. King preached his final Sunday sermon before his death. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
People enter the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial to honor the Civil Rights Movement leader in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
The Stone of Hope, a statue depicting civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stands on a cold day in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Today is a national holiday in honor of him. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A National Parks Service Member picks fallen roses in front of the Stone of Hope, a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A young girl touches a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. at his memorial in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Today is a national holiday in honor of him. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
Alumni of Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia, sing their alma mater in front of the Stone of Hope, a state depicting Civil Rights Movement Leader Martin Luther King Jr, a fellow alumnus of the college, in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A father reads "Of Thee I Sing," a book written by former President Barack Obama, to his daughter while crouching near the Stone of Hope, a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
People gather in front of the Stone of Hope, a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. to honor the Civil Rights Movement leader in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A young man prays over the Stone of Hope, a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr., after placing tulips and a birthday balloon on the statue to honor the Civil Rights Movement leader in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A windy day blows a National Parks Service ribbon into the snow at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
People Gather to Honor Martin Luther King Jr in Washington DC
A young girl looks on as a National Parks Service wreath lays at the foot of the Stone of Hope, a statue depicting Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr., in Washington, DC on January 17, 2022. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI