WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- To keep civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream alive, Reverend Al Sharpton will host a rally and march in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20. This comes after Sharpton, the founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), held a series of events in New York City during the week of King's birthday, Jan. 15, to honor his life and legacy. The NAN is a civil rights organization with chapters throughout the United States. Sharpton founded the organization in 1991 to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for "one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender." Civil rights leaders, King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office On Monday, Jan. 15, Sharpton hosted the annual MLK Day Legislative Breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel in D.C. The breakfast brought together elected officials, civil rights leaders and other key national stakeholders to reflect on Dr. King's legacy. During the breakfast, leaders discussed strategies to combat the ongoing attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion and voting rights. Sharpton also held a forum in Harlem, NY, on Jan. 18 to dive into strategies to safeguard civil rights protections "heading into the second Trump administration." Martin Luther King Jr. March prompts road closures in Leesburg The series of events will conclude in the nation's capital, on MLK Day, where Sharpton will hold a march and rally. Starting at 10 a.m., leaders will gather at McPherson Square before marching to the historic Metropolitan AME Church, where Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks were laid to rest. According to the NAN's website, the rally will start at noon at the Metropolitan AME Church. The rally and march come on the same day Donald Trump will be sworn into office as the 47th President of the United States.