Iowa Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque (from left); Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta; Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque; and Iowa Sen. Carrie Koelker (speaking), R-Dyersville, participate…

Keynote speaker Ruth Haley Barton delivers remarks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration drew about 290 people to Dubuque’s Grand River Center.

Christine Baker, a.k.a. Cho-Zen, performs a spoken-word piece during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration.

Keynote speaker Ruth Haley Barton delivers remarks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration held Jan. 15 in Dubuque.

Iowa Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque (from left); Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta; Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque; and Iowa Sen. Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville, participate in…

Iowa Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque (from left); Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta; Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque; and Iowa Sen. Carrie Koelker (speaking), R-Dyersville, participate…

Iowa Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque (from left); Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta; Iowa Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque; and Iowa Sen. Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville, participate in…