(above) The Rev. Dr. Jay Williams of Union United Methodist Church, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Rev. Richard Richardson and Jestina Richardson, co-founders of Children’s Services of Roxbury, recipients of the MLK Drum Major Award. (above right) Keynote speaker Khalil Gibran Muhammad. (below right) The Boston Arts Academy Spirituals performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” PHOTOS: MIKE MEJIA

The 54th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, the oldest annual MLK celebration, was held Monday, Jan. 15 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, hosted by Union United Methodist Church and St. Cyprian’s Episocal Church.