Los Angeles — From left to right, Claudia Pena, 33, Akia Pacheco (partially hidden), Rubi Pacheco Rivera (holding her nephew, Mateo Pacheco, 1), Perris Ellis and her brother Aiden Ellis, dance to live music during the Hail to the Chiefs event at Grand Park. The event celebrated the presidential inauguration as well as the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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Los Angeles — Mott Smith of Los Angeles stands his son Van, 2, up on his shoulders while listening to a band perform during the Hail to the Chiefs event at Grand Park, a celebration of the presidential inauguration and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
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Belmont High School gets a touch-up as students and community partners gather Monday at the Westlake campus for a day of service on Martin Luther King Day. Al Licaga, 21, of Westchester approaches painting from an unconventional angle.
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Painters beautify a wall at Belmont High School, where a variety of murals were painted inside and outside campus buildings.
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Belmont High students Aida Trihiran, 17, and Jesus Zuniga, 17, paint an outside wall.
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Cheryl Alegria, 24, of Covina works on a mural at Belmont High School. The nonprofit group City Year hosted a day of service in the spirit of Martin Luther King Day.
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On Saturday, hundreds of people lined Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South Los Angeles for the annual Kingdom Day Parade. The Black Diamond Drill Team was among the groups on hand.
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Toni Byrd, left, and Pamela Armstrong cheer on dancers during the Kingdom Day Parade.
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The Crenshaw High School drill team performs at the Kingdom Day Parade.
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The Omega Gents of Morningside High School perform at the Kingdom Day Parade.
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The Frederick Douglass Academy School drill team performs at the Kingdom Day Parade.
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A diptych of a volunteer painting a mural at Belmont High School in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Year mobilized more than a thousand volunteers and community partners to help beautify the campus.
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