URL:
http://www.mlkgrandeparade.org
Date: January 19, 2009
The MLK Parade Foundation will host its 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade on Monday in Downtown beginning at 10:00 a.m. The parade’s theme “The Color of Unity” will emphasize cultural diversity, and will feature more than 30 marching bands from across the nation.
The 2009 MLK Grande Parade will be lead by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marching Band from Cherry Point, N.C., and the Chinese National Marching Band from the southern United States.
The Honorees for the 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade will be recognized for their commitments to excellence in community service, and will include public servants, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and Houston City Council Member, Peter Brown. The Co-Grand Marshals for the 15th Annual MLK Grande Parade-Houston are local businessman/philanthropist, Douglas Horn and publisher/motivational speaker, Anthony Taylor. The 2009 MLK Grande Parade will have last 3 hours along a 1.5 mile parade route, and is expected to attract more than 300,000 spectators.