39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration in Southfield

Hundreds of people walk down Civic Center Drive during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024.

Hundreds of people walk down Civic Center Drive during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024.

Will Simon, of Southfield, bundles up for the cold weather during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024.

Hundreds of people walk down Civic Center Drive during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024.

Hundreds of people walk down Civic Center Drive during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)

Hundreds of people walk down Civic Center Drive during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield, January 15, 2024.

Trent Brann bundles up while participating in the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield January 15, 2024.

Joshua Boyd, of Detroit, left, and Kamelon Williams, of Southfield, ring a bell during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield January 15, 2024.

Lawanda Paden, of Detroit, listens to a performance of Life Every Voice and Sing, during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, at the Southfield Pavilion, January 15, 2024.

Randy Scott plays a musical selection during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, at the Southfield Pavilion, January 15, 2024.

Kamilia Landrum, the Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP, speaks during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, at the Southfield Pavilion, January 15, 2024.

The audience sings We Shall Overcome during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield January 15, 2024.

People hold hands while singing We Shall Overcome during the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Celebration, in Southfield January 15, 2024. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)