Black Lives Matter activists join MLK marchers in Nashville

Protesters marched down Plymouth Ave. N to the Minneapolis 4th Precinct. Neighbors and community members gathered at the scene where a man was shot and wounded by a Minneapolis Police officer early Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The shooting outraged some community members and prompted a protest by the group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, after some witnesses said the man was handcuffed when he was shot. Police have said their preliminary investigation shows the man was not handcuffed, but the investigation is ongoing. (Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP) Protesters marched down Plymouth Ave. N to the Minneapolis 4th Precinct. Neighbors and community members gathered at the scene where a man was shot and wounded by a Minneapolis Police officer early Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The shooting outraged some community members and prompted a protest by the group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, after some witnesses said the man was handcuffed when he was shot. Police have said their preliminary investigation shows the man was not handcuffed, but the investigation is ongoing. (Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP)

By Associated Press January 18, 2016 1 min read

NASHVILLE – Marchers joined by Black Lives Matter activists in Nashville braved frigid temperatures to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A parade began at the Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church, located near Tennessee State University.

WTVF-TV reports that for the first time, Martin Luther King III participated in the event. He, along with Mayor Megan Barry, were joined by children and teenagers as they walked towards TSU in temperatures below 20 degrees.

Black Lives Matter activists gathered at the entrance of the school and lay in the street while marchers walked around them. Several were seen holding up banners and signs.

Once they arrived at TSU, a convocation honoring Dr. King and his ideals got underway. Barry spoke before the large crowd and discussed change and a positive future.