11:30 a.m. Teachable moment about the role of music in the civil rights movement
Noon Drum Major for Justice Awards
12:30 p.m. Newtown Florist Club’s Black Business Directory Committee announcement
12:45 p.m. Local youth talk about young people’s involvement in the civil rights movement
1 p.m. Amazing Voices Youth Rally which highlights the importance of arts and culture in the civil rights movement
2 p.m. Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march where community members explain why they march for justice
“The principles of Dr. King’s nonviolence philosophy are so important for anybody that’s active in the community,” Johnson said. “Even though we’re starting with this conversation, this conversation will not be where we will end. We all feel as an organization that we have a responsibility to help this generation and the next understand the value in organizing and mobilizing the spirit of nonviolence.”