Anna Martino, Balee Price and Michael Harris, from left, pick up trash in a littered lot between 11th and 10th Streets as they and other volunteers participate in a day of service on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.Musical performances, a unity breakfast, march and art exhibit are among more than a dozen events scheduled as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday marking King’s birthday that is observed the third Monday of each January. This year, the holiday falls on King’s birthday, Jan. 15.
Additionally, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of King’s death in 1968 and the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. In commemoration, the city of Chattanooga is coordinating 50 community service projects around town on M.L.King Day.
M.L. KING DAY EVENTS
THURSDAY, JAN. 11
» Developing a Black Community Agenda: Eastdale Village United Methodist Church 1403 Tunnel Blvd., 6 p.m., free.