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UVA Health is celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 17-21) with a week of events:

• Monday, Jan. 17 | 11 a.m. | Virtual | Opening Session: Flourishing Together | Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Emory Berry Jr., Pastor of Greenforest Community Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga.
• Tuesday, Jan. 18
  • 11 a.m. | Virtual | A Courageous Conversation: #HowWeHeal 2022 National Day of Racial Healing
  • 2 p.m. | Virtual | A Way Forward: Transforming Historical Harms panel discussion
  • 7:30 p.m. Virtual | Social-Activist Singer-Songwriter Crys Matthews in Concert
• Wednesday, Jan. 19 & Thursday, Jan. 20 | 10 a.m. | Virtual | Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequities Health Equity Summit
• Friday, Jan. 21
  • 9 a.m. (leadership), 1 p.m. (public) | In-person tour | The History of Race at the UVA Medical Center (1901-2000)
  • 10:15 a.m. (leadership), 2:15 p.m. (public) | Historical Collections Reading Room | Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Response

Read more about the MLK Recognition Week.

For questions about these events, please email Melody Pannell, Director of Diversity and Community Engagement, at melodympannell@virginia.edu.

For more community events celebrating MLK, visit the University's calendar of events.