Thousands of activists concerned about police shootings of black men around the country plan to gather at Snelling and University avenues Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for a lengthy march, including the family of a 24-year-old man shot and killed by St. Paul police last week.

The #ReclaimMLK / Black Lives Matter protest rally will begin at 1 p.m., but organizers have not released details to the media outlining what direction the marchers will take.

The march will end with a candlelight vigil for Marcus Golden, a black man shot to death Wednesday by St. Paul police. The vigil will include prayer, singing and moments of silence to honor Marcus’ life and that of other victims of police shootings. The vigil will take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Minnesota State Capitol, at the end of the march.

“We are happy that members of Marcus Golden’s family accepted our invitation to participate in Monday’s #ReclaimMLK March,” said Lena K. Gardner, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Minneapolis. “We wish to show them our full support and deepest condolences in this time of tragic loss. Black Lives Matter Minneapolis joins the NAACP in demanding an independent third-party investigation into the killing of Marcus Golden, and we urge the police to release the details of the shooting to the family and public immediately.”

As of Friday afternoon, more than 2,000 possible participants had signed up on the #ReclaimMLK Facebook page. Organizers anticipate that more than 3,000 marchers will attend.

St. Paul police and city officials said Friday they have not received a permit application for a march, but they have met with organizers to discuss ground rules.

Metro Transit officials said they’re also aware of the rally, which will begin near the Green Line’s Snelling Avenue station.

The Black Lives Matter rally is being conducted separately from traditional MLK Jr. Day events that will be held in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

In partnership with the United Negro College Fund, the General Mills Foundation on Monday will host the 25th anniversary MLK Jr. Holiday Breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The breakfast will feature longtime civil rights leader and former presidential adviser Vernon Jordan Jr. and Grammy-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams.

The breakfast will be broadcast live on Twin Cities Public Television at 8 a.m.

The Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday march, usually from Central High School to Concordia University, has been moved this year to Macalester College.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Wilhelmina Wright will deliver remarks during a statewide MLK Day ceremony and youth rally at Macalester College’s Leonard Center, 125 S. Snelling Ave. in St. Paul.

The program, led by WCCO television personality Angela Davis, will feature a re-enactment of a historic civil rights march and recognize Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter for her public service.

A youth rally is scheduled from 9 to 10 a.m. at Macalester. The march will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Leonard Center’s Shaw Field entrance, near Snelling Avenue, and end about a half-hour later at the center’s field house, where the speaking program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mara Gottfried and Richard Chin contributed to this report. Frederick Melo can be reached at 651-228-2172. Follow him at twitter.com/FrederickMelo.