PHOTO GALLERY: 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration

January 17, 2013 | 1:48 p.m. CST

Martin Luther King III was the keynote speaker at the 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity celebration on Thursday. The event also featured a musical performance and award presentation.

Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid presents Tyree Byndom with a 2013 Columbia Values Diversity award at the 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. | Sarah Hoffman

The Columbia Diversity Choir performs at the 2013 Columbia Values Diversity Celebration at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. The event honors individuals in the community who exemplify the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. | Sarah Hoffman

Members of the Columbia Diversity Choir walk past a projected photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 2013 Columbia Values Diversity Celebration at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. The event featured music, community awards and the keynote speaker Martin Luther King III. | Sarah Hoffman

Martin Luther King III speaks at the 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. King is the oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. | Sarah Hoffman

Jerry Ellison, Donna Ellison and Jacqueline Jefferson listen to Martin Luther King III speak at the 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. | Sarah Hoffman

Martin Luther King III, left, shakes hands with the Rev. Clyde Ruffin, MU professor and artistic director of the 20th annual Columbia Values Diversity Celebration. | Sarah Hoffman