Despite frigid weather, hundreds marched through downtown Cincinnati for the annual remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was the 49th year for the march, starting at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and ending at Washington Park.
A subsequent program at Music Hall featured musical performances and three keynote speakers. The program was centered around ideas found in King's final book before his 1968 assassination, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
Bishop Ennis Tait of New Beginnings Church of the Living God spoke on King's ideas on love. Rickell Howard Smith explored how King wrote about power, focusing on the women who led movements toward equity and freedom. Former Hamilton County Judge Fannon Rucker spoke about justice and its role in King's vision of a world that is equal and fair for all people.
"Here we are 60 years after this world-famous speech, and we are asking the same questions," Tait said, referring to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Mayor Aftab Pureval also gave remarks, noting that the work toward an equitable and just city isn't over.
"We have more work to do on housing," he said. "We have more work to do on public safety. We have more work to do on equity. We have more work to do on poverty. And that's why I was so proud to see so many other community leaders marching with us today."