Photos: Faith leaders encourage talk with action during annual MLK Day event in DeKalb
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Singers perform on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb for the annual MLK Day Celebration. (Devin Oommen for Shaw Local News Network)
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