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

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

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

Keynote speaker Ruth Haley Barton delivers remarks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. PHOTO CREDIT: Erik Hogstrom