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Members of the group Community Solidarity/Ferguson Response Network of Toledo march with their hands-up and holding signs that say 'Black Lives Matter' in front of the audience.

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The screen above Savage Arena at the University of Toledo displays an image of Martin Luther King, Jr. while Roberto Torres, executive director of the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, speaks during the Unity Celebratio,.

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UT student Taiyisha Foward, 24, wears a 'Justice' hoody while she sits with members of the group called Community Solidarity/Ferguson Response Network of Toledo.

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Kamara Gibbs, 17, smiles at the crowd while dancing with the Toledo School for the Afro-Caribbean Dance & Drum Ensemble.

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Khaliyah Walker, 14, left, and Miriam Dabbs, right, 14, with the Woodward High School Choir, listen to speakers before during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration at The University of Toledo.

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Toledo School for the Afro-Caribbean Dance & Drum Ensemble perform during the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration at The University of Toledo.

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Dan Rutt, left, and Rahwae Shuman, right, with the Community Solidarity/Ferguson Response Network of Toledo stand up during the unity celebration.

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Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins, who spoke at the event, stands while the Honor Guard processes during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration.

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Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins speaks during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration.

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Members of the group Community Solidarity/Ferguson Response Network of Toledo stand with their hands up and holding signs in front of the audience.

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Members of the group Community Solidarity/Ferguson Response Network of Toledo stand with their hands up and holding signs in front of the audience during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration.

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U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur speaks during the celebration at Savage Arena.

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Arthur L. Bishop of Toledo plays a musical selection during the event.

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Mistress of Ceremonies, Rhonda Sewell, left, and Master of Ceremonies Jerry Anderson, look on during the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration.

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Christie Edwards of Toledo, stands and applauds a musical performance.

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April Wiliamson, left, and her daughter Cheyenne Williams, 14, from Toledo, recite the MLK Pledge.

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Dr. Nagi G. Naganathan, interim president of the University of Toledo, right, applauds UT student Armani Yett, left, who received a MLK Scholarship Award. Yett was the first person in his family to graduate from High School.

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Carline Willis, who works in the Area Office of Aging of Northwest Ohio, stands and applauds the speakers during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration.

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Romules Durant, Toledo Public Schools superintendent, is recognized during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration at The University of Toledo.

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