Kingdom Day Parade on tap in South L.A.
The 24th annual Kingdom Day Parade held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. is set to kick off today at 10:30 a.m. in South Los Angeles.
The two-mile-long procession will feature more than 180 floats, drill teams and dance groups. It starts on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Western Avenue and heads west to Crenshaw Boulevard, then south to Vernon Avenue, where festivities, including food and music, will be held in Leimert Park.
Other celebrations are planned at Jackie Robinson Park in Pasadena and the SGI-USA Auditorium in Santa Monica.
-- Corina Knoll
Last year 8-year-old- triplets Mariah, Carrie and Candace Rivers watched the Marine Corp Band play and march down the parade route east bound on MLK Blvd. in the Crenshaw district for the Kingdom Day Parade. Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times
For complete video and photo coverage of the parade, visit http:/www.leimertparkbeat.com.
Posted by: enhager | January 23, 2009 at 12:02 PM