33rd Annual MLK Holiday Luncheon Celebration

Guests applaud during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans performs a song during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans performs a song during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Master of ceremonies Mark McDaniel, president and CEO of Cinnaire, speaks during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette looks on during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Larry Trice III plays the piano as lunch is served during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

An image of Dr. Martin Luther King is on display on stage during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Conductor Rodney Page leads the Dream Orchestra during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Jayden Page, an 8th grader at MacDonald Middle School in East Lansing, and a member of the Dream Orchestra performs during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Conductor Rodney Page performs a violin solo during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor looks on during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Uplift Our Youth Foundation founder Larry Leatherwood, right, accepts the King Legacy and Service Award from Tony Baltimore during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Essay contest winner Bernice Curry recites her winning entry during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Essay contest winner Ella Otten recites her winning entry during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Mark McDaniel, president and CEO of Cinnaire, right, becomes emotional after learning student scholarships given would be named after him during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Student Jackie Duckett walks on stage to receive her scholarship during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center. Other winners are from left, Brianna Randall, Camryn Ashley, Zachariah Hernandez and Kylie Dickman.

Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon introduces the keynote speaker during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.

Dr. Diane Nash, Freedom Rider and civil rights activist, gives the keynote address during the 33rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Lansing Center.