LOCALGALLERY: MLK Jr. Day at Delaware State UniversityRep. Lisa Blunt Rochester encouraged the audience to vote and participate in the census during her address at the Martin Luther King Jr. program at Delaware State University.Dover PostTowne Point Elementary School Choir sang a song about love and sharing the world with one another Jan. 20.Dover PostSen. Chris Coons borrowed words from the Towne Point Elementary choir's song, saying: "We have so much more work to do together in this world, which we share."Dover PostThe Sankofa African Dance Company performed at the beginning of the ceremony Jan. 20.Dover PostSen. Tom Carper listed a few prominent Martin Luther King Jr. quotes, such as: "The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice."Dover PostDelaware State University Choir sang the national anthem while the Dover Air Force Base color guard presented the colors at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Program Jan. 20.Dover PostMichael D. Brown, artistic director of the Inner City Cultural League, emceed the program at Delaware State University.Dover PostCrystal Thompkins directed the Towne Point Elementary School Choir.Dover PostThe student choir from Towne Point Elementary sang for the audience that filled the theater at Delaware State University Jan. 20.Dover PostDover PostDover PostThe Sankofa Trio Dancers performed during the program at Delaware State University.Dover PostThe Honorable William L. Chapman, retired Family Court judge, was the keynote speaker.Dover PostDelaware State University Choir performed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Dover PostMore scenes from the Sankofa Trio performanceDover PostGov. John Carney and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-LongDover PostChapman, like a few other speakers, commended the historic Jan. 3 appointment of Tamika Montgomery-Reeves as Delaware's first African American Supreme Court Justice. There have only been three women judges in the state’s history. “Dr. King would say that is not enough,” Chapman said.Dover Post