{"id":13143,"date":"2019-01-21T18:56:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=13143"},"modified":"2019-03-06T22:15:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:15:17","slug":"pittsburgh-remembers-mlk-at-celebrations-across-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/01\/21\/pittsburgh-remembers-mlk-at-celebrations-across-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh remembers MLK at celebrations across city"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fly Revolutionary Hustler, a musician from Garfield, asks the audience to raise their hands at the end of his rap performance titled “Complicated” during the tenth annual East Liberty MLK Day celebration hosted by the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. (Jessie Wardarski\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Linc Ensley, 7, of Turtle Creek, left, is lifted up by his aunt Cathy Turner of Turtle Creek as he stretches his neck out to kiss a photo of his cousin Jerame Turner, who was shot and killed in 2017, during Woodland Hills’ MLK Weekend Stand Against Violence Basketball Showcase, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Woodland Hills Jr.\/Sr High School. (Jessie Wardarski\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ashley Ford, 10, of Penn Hills, center, strikes her final pose with Balafon West African Dance Ensemble Artistic Director Mama K of Highland Park during the tenth annual East Liberty MLK Day celebration, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. (Jessie Wardarski\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marcia Donnell of the Hill District reacts after a performance during the Let Freedom Sing concert celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Hill District, where Donnell has been a member for 55 years. (Alexandra Wimley\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anya Howell, left, 9, and Xyaira Howell, right, 10, both of the North Side, read from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter in defense of nonviolent resistance to racism, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at The Saturday Light Brigade’s “King for a Day” station at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in Allegheny Central. The podium allowed children to read excerpts of King’s famous works and speeches while standing among historical photos of the civil rights leader. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Annaleigh Miller, bottom left, 5, of Sewickley and Alex Ai, 10, of Shaler look at their reflections as they work on self-portraits, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in Allegheny Central. The special Martin Luther King Jr. Day station was set up to remind children that movements are made up of more than one person, giving them a chance to reflect on who they are and who they want to be. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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