The third annual "HK on J" rally will be held Saturday.

The rally, officially called Historic Thousands on Jones Street, will kick off with a march from Chavis Park in Raleigh to the legislature.

The state chapter of the NAACP and 86 other liberal advocacy groups sponsor the rally, which attracted 7,000 people last year.

The coalition has a 14-point agenda which includes more funding for historically black colleges, increased access to health care, public campaign financing and collective bargaining for state and local government workers.

The rally begins at 9:30 a.m.