Miller Park gathering to replace 2022 Chattanooga MLK parade due to COVID-19 concerns

January 4, 2022 at 7:56 p.m. | Updated January 4, 2022 at 7:57 p.m.

by Staff Report

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Members of the Howard School marching band walk past a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. while lining up for a memorial parade and march along M.L. King Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Members of the Howard School marching band walk past a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. while lining up for a memorial parade and march along M.L. King Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Unity Group of Chattanooga announced Monday the annual 2022 MLK parade would be canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Instead, a COVID-19 protocol-compliant gathering will be held at Miller Park.

Participants at the in-person event will be required to wear masks and social distance, according to a news release.

Like in 2021, the organization will also host a week of virtual events via Zoom Jan. 9-16 ahead of the Jan. 17 holiday that is generally marked as a day of service. Facilitators will include the Hamilton County Voters Coalition, Chattanoogans In Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Branch of the NAACP, among other local individuals.

The release states the week will be themed "Embracing Brotherhood and Sisterhood - Unity in the Community."

- Compiled by Tierra Hayes

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