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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jan 16, 2025

Monday, Jan. 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several Nashville organizations are hosting events, volunteer opportunities and celebrations of life. The 40th Annual Nashville MLK Day celebration includes a youth symposium and intergenerational panel on Saturday, and a march along Jefferson Street and a convocation at Tennessee State University with author and professor Dr. Daniel Black. Get details on the MLK Joint Day of Service on Saturday, MLK: A Celebration in Song with Mickey Guyton and the Nashville Symphony on Sunday, and a screening of the film "A Better Way: James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence" at Vanderbilt University.