Despite this country's ever present racial divide, one Dallas-based committee is looking to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a chance for peaceful reconciliation. Tonight, on MLK day, residents are invited to gather at the first ever "Course Correction Conversation: Civil Discourse."

According to the event website, the conversation will bring together violence victims, public figures, lawmakers and the community for an open and honest discussion about widening divides in America and how we can reunify our country.

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Tonight's event is set to include the mother of Alton Sterling’s children, Andricka Williams, as she meets the widows of two of the slain Dallas police officers, Tonja Garafola, widow of Brad Garafola, and Trenisha Jackson, widow of Montrell Jackson, Quartz reports. 

Alton Sterling was killed by police in Louisiana in July 2016. His death sparked outrage nationwide. Days later, five Dallas policemen were ambushed and killed in another act of violence that shocked the city.  The shooting led to protests throughout Baton Rouge, leading the U.S Department of Justice to request a civil rights investigation in Sterling's case. In May 2017, it was decided that there would be no criminal charges filed against the police officers.

In addition to the meeting of families, Dr. Bernice King, MLK’s daughter, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, and Democratic Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson are all slated to be in attendance. 

Event organizer, Dallas Bishop and founder of Stand Together and Urban Specialists, Omar Jahwar explains that “this isn’t partisan, it’s people.” 

“King’s main principle was civility at all costs,” Jahwar told Quartz. “This is a hard moment in US history. But as King said, ‘we can live together as brothers or die alone as fools.’ So this is an opportunity for us to heal together and give ourselves a chance to live.”

Jahwar is confident that the night will be “touching and emotional." 

“I told them we are all fighting together for the same thing, in the spirit of Martin Luther King, and that together we can make a meaningful change.”

The event is open to the public with registration, and will take place 6-8pm CST.