Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration

Community members celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a march through downtown Bowling Green and a service at State Street Baptist Church on Monday, Jan. 16.

Tucker Covey

Bryson Bailey, a mentor at the Jonesville Academy assists Adrian Carter, 9, with his shirt collar ahead of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration march through downtown Bowling Green, Ky. to State Street Baptist Church on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.

Tucker Covey, Photo Editor
January 16, 2023

Students who are part of the Black Male Scholars program pose for photos ahead of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration march through downtown Bowling Green, Ky. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2022. (Tucker Covey)
Ryan Dearborn, president of the Bowling Green Warren County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and an associate professor of broadcast at WKU helps organize attendees of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration march in front of the Warren County Justice Center in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. On Monday, Jan. 16 2023. (Tucker Covey)
Attendees of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration march move along their route through downtown Bowling Green, Ky. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Tucker Covey)
Hardin Butts, a senior music education major at WKU, sings gospel songs while marching along the parade route during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration march on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Tucker Covey)
State Street Baptist Church hosts the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration service after attendees march from the Warren County Justice Center on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Tucker Covey)
Community members attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration service held at State Street Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Ky. on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Tucker Covey)
A choir sings at State Street Baptist Church while community member still in the pews for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration service on Monday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Tucker Covey)
Members of the Bowling Green Middle School Black Male Scholars program attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration service at State Street Baptist Church on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Tucker Covey)
Stained glass at State Street Baptist Church during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration on Monday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Tucker Covey)
Carl Whitfield delivers the invocation prayed during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration service at State Street Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Ky. On Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Tucker Covey)