Gallery: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Angela Rye, the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration keynote speaker, is currently a political commentator on CNN. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

Black Legacy, a student a cappella group, performed at SU's 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

Syracuse University Student Association Vice President Angie Pati and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity president Brandyn Munford presented Rye with an “expression of gratitude.” Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

A singer from the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble of Syracuse University took the stage during the celebration. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

Both co-founders of the Faith Hope Community Center, Arthur Harrison and Ed Beauford, received the Unsung Hero Awards. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

High school sophomore Dominique Donnay has worked to bring healthier lunches to schools in the Syracuse City School District. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

Chris Burns was awarded the first Unsung Hero Award for his time spent as a volunteer boxing coach. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

The Raíces Dance Troupe danced the merengue before the Unsung Hero Awards were announced. Codie Yan | Staff Photographer

Ashley Dixon, a Syracuse University senior in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, performs a song she composed called "Honesty." Codie Yan | Staff Photographer