A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. stands as march participants gather outside Saint John's Cathedral. Jan. 19.

A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. stands as march participants gather outside Saint John’s Cathedral. Jan. 19.

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Photo Essay: Community members rally for MLK Day in Downtown Fresno

By Victor Fontes, Multimedia Reporter • Jan 20, 2026

A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. stands as march participants march behind carrying signs on P St. and Fresno St. Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participant holds an anti-ICE sign outside Saint John’s Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participant holds a sign that says “no one is illegal on stolen land” outside Saint John’s Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants hold a sign for a social justice group called Peace Fresno outside of Saint John’s Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants hold an anti-war sign outside Saint John’s Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants hold signs in support of the MLK march outside Saint John’s Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants hold signs in support of the MLK march outside St. Johns Cathedral on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants hold signs in support of the MLK march on P St. and Tulare St. on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

March participants gather in support of the MLK march on P St. and Tulare St. on Jan. 19. (Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

Community members rally at the MLK march on R St. and Tulare St. on Jan. 19. ( Victor Fontes/The Collegian)

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