The King's Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual King's Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he winds his method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
“Can't Cease, Can't Cease, Going to the Promised Land” is the theme of the thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, honoring late civil rights chief Martin Luther King Jr.
Organizers say the Monday, January 15 occasion is the world's largest and longest-running King celebration, and a beloved Los Angeles custom. The vigorous procession, stuffed with music, traveled west on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and on Crenshaw Blvd., ending close to Leimert Park, the place the celebration continued all through the day with a neighborhood pageant.
LA Mayor Karen Bass greets the gang on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, on the ninety fifth anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members whereas injured. its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Riders on a bus from the period of Rosa Parks within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members. wound its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
The USC marching band within the Independence Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, on the ninety fifth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he superior. MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
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LAPD Police Chief Michael Moore waves to the gang alongside the parade route on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, he had a whole bunch of members as he wound his method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Members of the Candy Water Ruff Riders on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members whereas injured. its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Congresswoman Maxine Waters on the Independence Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, it had a whole bunch of members because it marched on MLK. Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
A balloon vendor peddles his wares alongside the parade route within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, within the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members. whereas turning onto MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Mickey and Minnie Mouse greet the gang on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members whereas injured. its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Parade King Dorhean Gaffney and Parade Queen Maleeyah Frazier greet the gang within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch. of members as they wound their method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Members of the Los Angeles All-Excessive College Band carry out within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, within the 95 Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, he had. a whole bunch of members as they wound their method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Patrick Covington grills lunch because the Independence Day Parade passes in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members whereas injured. its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Kingdom Day Parade Grand Marshal, LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, rode her bike to advertise wholesome life within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, within the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he marched down MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Honorary Grand Marshall, Princess Tiana within the Independence Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he wound his method. alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Morgan Kimbrough, 7, provides to the parade ambiance together with her bubble machine on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade of the Kingdom, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, he had. a whole bunch of members as they wound their method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
The Independence Day Parade strikes alongside MLK Blvd in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members because it marched down MLK Blvd. . (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
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Members of the Korean Dance Firm on the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he wound his method. alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Metro Council Director Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker waves in classic clothes from a Rosa Parks-era bus within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade , on the ninety fifth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he wound his method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
The King's Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual King's Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as he winds his method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
The Garfield Excessive College Band prepares to take part within the Independence Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Independence Day Parade, within the ninety fifth anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members. wound its method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Members of the Cathedral Excessive College Ballet Folklorico dance within the Kingdom Day Parade in South Los Angeles on Monday, January 15, 2023. The thirty ninth annual Kingdom Day Parade, on the ninety fifth birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, had a whole bunch of members as they wound their method alongside MLK Blvd. (Photograph by David Crane, Los Angeles Day by day Information/SCNG)
Monday's parade, one among many neighborhood actions happening within the south, marked what would have been King's ninety fifth birthday. Civic leaders, marching bands, cultural dance teams, Greek and repair organizations and extra joined within the festivities.
Dr. Adrian Dove, president and government producer of the parade, stated it’s “the folks” that make this long-running Kingdom Day Parade attainable.
LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, who has been nominated because the 2024 Kingdom Grand Marshal, led the bike parade route as a approach to promote respect for the Re for nature and equality.
Officers like LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Legal professional Normal Rob Bonta have been additionally proud to march within the parade.
“This is a chance not solely to have fun, however to acknowledge the imaginative and prescient of Dr. King – a day to work, and take into consideration what lies forward,” he instructed ABC7.
