Attendees of the 2023 MLK Community March walk from the University of Texas campus toward the state Capitol on Jan.16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Framed by the shoes of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the University of Texas at Austin campus, the crowd listens to speakers as they kick off the 2023 MLK Community March. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Pflugerville City Council Member Rudy Metayer speaks at the celebration honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the University of Texas campus. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Austin chapter sing a traditional hymn at the base of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. statue as part of the celebration. King was a member of the fraternity’s Boston Sigma chapter while he was enrolled at Boston University. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Attendees of the march head down San Jacinto Boulevard toward the state Capitol. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Pastor Laurent Grosvenor of the Alpha SDA Church speaks from the Capitol steps during one of the stops of the march. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
Oscar Tufton sits with the sign he made at the Capitol, one of stops of the MLK Community March. Ry Olszewski/Reporting Texas
