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Keynote Event Rescheduled to February 26th: Alicia Garza, "Black Lives Matter"

Alicia Garza, social activist and co-creator of the viral hashtag and movement #BlackLivesMatter, will speak at Old Cabell Hall on Friday, February 26th at 6 p.m.

Event Changes January 22-25 Due to Weather

Due to expected inclement weather, Community MLK Celebration events that were scheduled for January 22-25 have been cancelled or rescheduled.

1/22 - "Unchained and Unbroken" Multimedia Event -

UVA Commemoration to Explore MLK's "Call to Higher Ground"

Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will bring together University of Virginia and local community members in the coming weeks.

Community Choir Starts Rehearsals for Martin Luther King Jr. Event

The Martin Luther King community choir has started rehearsing for this year's MLK celebration day. The choir held its first practice at Mount Zion first African Baptist Church in Charlottesville.

UVA Community Offers Personal Testimonials on Why 'Black Lives Matter'

As part of the 2015 Community MLK Celebration, the University Library sponsored a program during which members of the U.Va. community spoke out about why 'Black Lives Matter.'

King's Legacy of Public Service and Social Justice Echoes Through UVA Commemoration

Hundreds of people from the University of Virginia and surrounding communities gathered at more than 30 events over several weeks in January and early February 2013 to discuss and celebrate the legacy