Martin Luther King Jr luncheon 2019

Community members gather in the gym of the Salvation Army for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ariana Braxton, 2, smiles for the camera while at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Denise Mitchell, right, hands out peach cobbler at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ramona Bailey, back, plays the piano and sings while accompanied by Peighton Robinson, 17, front, and Talia Bowman, 14 at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Margaret A. Holladay embraces the emotions of the music during the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Debra Mitchell-Braxton speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr hangs up behind the podium at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Zack Strong speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Zack Strong speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members gather and listen as Pastor Zack Strong speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Robert Dijon Grant Jr. helps Ariana Braxton, 2, sweep dirt into the dustpan held by Robert Andrew Bailey II at the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ariana Braxton, 2, holds fake flowers during the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ariana Braxton, 2, holds fake flowers during the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Debra Mitchell-Braxton presents Pastor Zack Strong with a certificate of participation after his keynote speaker address during the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members join hands and since "America the Beautiful" at the conclusion of the Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in the gym of the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Posters hang on a wall at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Posters hang on a wall at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Robert Dijon Grant, Jr., Robert Andrew Bailey II and Delante Bailey hand out programs during the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tasha Blake sings "Precious Lord" at the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Apostle Adrian Taylor speaks at the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Apostle Adrian Taylor speaks at the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Debra Mitchell-Braxton speaks at the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)

Debra Mitchell-Braxton speaks at the Martin Luther King breakfast at the Salvation Army gym Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Marybeth Niederkorn ~ Southeast Missourian)