PHOTOS: Medford's MLK Day Celebration

MEDFORD, MA – The city of Medford held its sixth annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community-wide Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15 at the St. Raphael Parish Center. The event was co-sponsored by the Mystic Valley NAACP, Medford Human Rights Commission, Medford Office of Diversity, Medford Interfaith Clergy Association and Mayor Stephanie M. Burke.

Officials and community leaders celebrated the iconic civil rights leader's legacy and capped the celebration with an opportunity to sign up to serve alongside local social justice groups.

The event ran from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Photo 1: Medford activist and Ward 6 Committee chairman Henry Milorin speaks with residents ahead of the start of the celebration

Photo 2: Event host, Neil Osborne, Medford's Directory of Diversity & Inclusion, welcomes the crowd to the MLK celebration

Photo 3: A view of the crowd as the event begins

Photo 4: Mayor Stephanie Burke greets the guests and begins the event.

Photo 5: Featured presenter, Reverend Brandon T. Crowley, senior pastor at the Myrtle Baptist Church in Newton, speaks to the audience

Photo 6: Rev. Brandon Crowley leads the crowd in song, "Let it Shine"

Photo 7: Attendees meet with members of the many community groups represented- Lakota YouthStay, Community Cupboard, Medford Cares, Medford Food Security Taskforce, Mystic Valley NAACP, CCSR Students Medford Diversity Day, Medford Family Network, West Medford Community Center, Safe Medford, and Medford People Power.

All photos courtesy of Anne Hagerty