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After three decades of hosting two separate parades honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Houston will finally celebrate with one unified event in January 2026. Mayor John Whitmire announced an ...
The unified parade will take place on Monday, Jan. 19. There had been two MLK Day parades in Houston since 1995.
Five months after canceling the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade because of an unprecedented snow storm in Pensacola, Thursday's rescheduled parade will start an hour early due to heat concerns.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade is returning to downtown Pensacola during Juneteenth after the original January showcase was cancelled due to unsafe weather conditions when the Pensacola ...
The Annual MLK Day of Service hosted by City Year Tulsa brings AmeriCorps members and local volunteers together for community upliftment. Get involved—learn more about the projects.
The Black Heritage Society, founded in 1974 by Ovide Duncantell Jr., hosted Houston's — and the nation’s — first MLK parade in 1978, with Martin Luther King Sr. as the inaugural grand marshal.