ORIGIN

In late 2017, a group of white nationalists called for an anti refugees rally in downtown Murfreesboro following a similar rally in Charlottesville that resulted in one casualty. Our city went into a panic.

Our team called a group of various community leaders and activists to meet to come together with a community response. 

MurfreesboroLoves was born during that meeting.
The movement was initiated by a coalition of community and religious leaders in response to a planned “White Lives Matter” rally that had stoked fear and unrest in the city. The goal was to present peaceful resistance through unity and love—rather than direct confrontation—across the city streets. Residents lined up with messages rejecting hate, offering a visible show of solidarity and compassion.

On October 2017, the Murfreesboro Public Square was a ghost town with boarded stores, heavy police presence, and even snipers on roof top as everyone prepared for violence.

In 2018, the leadership group voted for the MMY to take ownership and hold the name for Murfreesboro Loves.

We hold an annual Love Your neighbor to commemorate this event.