This year will be the 35th Annual Community Worship Service commemorating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year's event will include Rev. Dr. Harry Blake of Shreveport, LA as the guest speaker. Dr. Blake was a co-worker of Dr. King including planning many of the civil rights protests and other events for Dr. King. He is the former pastor of the Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church.
An interfaith service honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring keynote speaker Zyahna Bryant, first-year student at UVA, will be held in the UVA Medical Center Main Lobby.