“MLK’s Legacy: What Does it Mean for Us Today?” is the theme for the City of Medford’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day community-wide gathering, designed to inspire, educate and encourage action so that we might make real Rev. King’s call to Beloved Community.

Event schedule: 10:30 a.m.  – Gathering and Community Building; 11:00 a.m. – Program Begins (Mayor’s welcome, Medford High School Student Essays, and Community Conversations); 11:45 a.m. – Lunch, compliments of Chicken and Rice Guys; 12:15 p.m. – Keynote: Terry Carter, author and poet; 12:45 p.m. – Community Conversations.

Music by Richard Lawrence and friends.

Sponsored by the Mystic Valley Branch NAACP, Medford Human Rights Commission, Medford Office of  Diversity and Inclusion, Medford Interfaith Clergy Association, and Medford High Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility (CCSR).