Organizations commemorate King’s legacy with socially distant service
In 2020, on Jan. 20, hundreds of people marched to the National Civil Rights Museum during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Parade. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, many events marking the national holiday will be virtual. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Groups are finding virtual ways to serve for the MLK holiday this year because of the pandemic.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day Volunteer Memphis Leadership Memphis Alpha Phi Alpha social distancing community serviceDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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