A two-night, virtual public symposium on the topic “Strength- ening the Black Community: Where Do We Go From Here?” will be held 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, and Tuesday, Jan. 26, it has been announced.

The event, scheduled to feature a panel of community leaders and elected officials, will be hosted by Virginia Union University in partnership with Living the Dream Inc. and the Bernice E. Travers Foundation.

VUU President Hakim J. Lucas stated that the goal is for the discussions to create strategies and actions that will provide a “blueprint for us to follow as a community to ensure not only our survival but our ability to prosper in the face of adversity.”

This is the third edition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Symposium, according to Ms. Travers, who helped create the event in honor of the slain civil rights icon. She calls the discussion needed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and what she sees as “an escalating pandemic of injustices.”

The program free but people must register at https://tinyurl.com/VUUMLK21 to receive the online link and code needed to participate.

Details: Ms. Travers, (804) 814-4434.