Deian Brooks, senior in marketing and president of the Kappa Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, welcomes everyone to the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Dominic White, senior in architecture, and Gerrid Harris, junior in industrial engineering, perform at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Jerusha Matthews, senior in wildlife conservation and biology, introduces the keynote speaker Dr. Timothy Askew at the the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, professor at Clark Atlanta University, was the keynote speaker at the the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, professor at Clark Atlanta University, was the keynote speaker at the the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, professor at Clark Atlanta University, was the keynote speaker at the the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Members of the Kappa Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha lit candles as part of their Martin Luther King, Jr. vigil at the the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture and candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom of the Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Desmund Weathers, junior in American ethnic studies and member of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, plays the Black National Anthem on his saxophone at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Anthony White, junior in architecture and member of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, spoke about what Martin Luther King Jr. means to their fraternity at the annual MLK Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Dominic White, senior in architecture and member of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, performed an interpretative dance at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Dominic White, senior in architecture and member of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, performed an interpretative dance at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Casha Mills, junior in English, leads the United Black Voices gospel choir at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, the keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union, gave a lecture on the origins of the Black National Anthem "Lift every voice and sing" on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, the keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union, gave a lecture on the origins of the Black National Anthem "Lift every voice and sing" on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Members of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha each spoke before lighting one of seven candles in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual MLK Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Brandon Clark, Advisor of the Kappa Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, thanked everyone that contributed and attended the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

"This is one of the most beautiful events I've seen on a college campus. I'll never forget this," said Dr. Timothy Askew, Professor at Clark Atlanta University, about the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

One of the programs handed out at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)

Dr. Timothy Askew, Professor at Clark Atlanta University, speaking with Cece Rockwell during the reception hour after the annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil in the K Ballroom in the K-State Student Union on Jan. 27, 2016. (Lacy Siefkin | The Collegian)