Francis Obaraocha attends an interfaith prayer service and march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the 10th Street Baptist Church in Washington.
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Service goers sing "We Shall Overcome," a song that gained popularity during the civil rights movement.
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After the service, the group marched to the African American Civil War Memorial to lay a wreath.
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Liturgical dancers -- ages 65 to 92 -- perform at the interfaith prayer service and march in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
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Gen. Colin Powell speaks at a Martin Luther King Day citizenship event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in Washington, D.C. More than 80 people became U.S. citizens at the event.
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The new citizens at the citizenship event included, from left to right, Foozia Nazli, Sehay Atkaet, Minh Dung Le with her husband Duc Huu Le and children Kenny Huu Le and Danh Huu Le, Misrak Babera and Zhiyong Dai.
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Sylvia Clinton brought a pencil drawing to the sixth annual Southern Maryland Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City. Clinton's brother Charles Dickerson Sr. drew the picture of King, which took second prize.
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William Yoast was the guest speaker at the Southern Maryland Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Yoast was the assistant coach of the 1971 T.C. Williams football team, which was featured in the movie "Remember the Titans."
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Alana Dent, left, Imani Eubanks and Charmaine Courtney, members of the First Missionary Baptist Church Youth Choir, sing during the Southern Maryland prayer breakfast.
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AmeriCorps member Mary Knox Zealy of Arlington passes a ruler to another volunteer at Powell Elementary School in Northwest Washington on MLK Day. Instead of taking the holiday off, local volunteers gathered at Powell to paint and organize the school. Greater D.C. Cares hosted the event.
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Volunteer Luke Turner of the District paints a bathroom stall at Powell Elementary School.
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Volunteers gather for instruction in the cafeteria of Powell Elementary School in Northwest Washington. Their mission was to paint and help organize the school.
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Paul DeLaney and Ginger Harrison, volunteers at Powell Elementary School, trace an American University logo on a canvas to hang on a wall at the school -- a reminder to help the children aim high in education.
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Volunteers get in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Powell Elementary by painting inspirational words on the wall of the school to help guide students on their educational journey.
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Cydnee DeToy, left, and Jaime Levitt paint a George Washington University logo, which will join the logos of other colleges on the walls of Powell Elementary School in the District.
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Stephanie Bechtold gives instructions to one group of volunteers, many of whom were off to organize the library at Powell Elementary.
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Davida Crockett of Washington is part of the volunteer party at Powell Elementary. Crockett moves books from a shelf before relocating the bookshelf, part of the push by Greater D.C. Cares to spruce up the District public school.
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