THE 37TH ANNUAL KINGDOM DAY PARADE IS BACK ON THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES, JUNE 20, 2022, BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
The largest and longest running Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration returns following postponement due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in January
LOS ANGELES, CA – Dr. Adrian Dove, Chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade, and CORE-CA, announces the 37th Annual Kingdom Day Parade will be held in-person on the federal day of observation, Monday, June 20, 2022, at 10 am, in Los Angeles, CA. The annual celebration was postponed in January due to a spike in Covid 19 cases. Organizers will welcome back all the great floats, event participants, and Angelinos that come out and support the parade each year. The (3) mile celebration will be led by Congresswoman Karen Bass as the 2022 Grand Marshal. “Healing America” is the theme of this year’s parade, and a strong message of unity being sent to America from parade organizers.
The parade is proud to welcome back Presenting Sponsor, Blue Shield of California, and its Media Partner, ABC-7 who will again broadcast the parade Live from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM to an audience of over 1.4 million viewers and listeners.
The Kingdom Day Parade passionately honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and has grown from its humble beginnings into the largest and longest running Birthday Celebration of Dr. King, Jr. in the nation! This year, 2022 would have been Dr. King’s 93rd birthday. Although he never reached the age of 40, his legacy will live forever. This years’ theme is “Healing America”, which embodies all that Dr. King stood for.
The three 3-Mile parade route begins @ 10:00 AM at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & Western Avenue, proceeds west to Crenshaw Blvd. and then South thereupon to Vernon Ave. where it disbands.
Parade Highlights:
• 2022 Grand Marshal Honorable Karen Bass
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters will join us as a Long-time Supporter in the parade.
• An Opening Entry Unit comprised of a Mule Drawn Buck Wagon to symbolize the mourning of Dr. King’s passing; and the New Orleans 2nd Line to symbolize the Celebration of his Life
• An Entry comprised of a LA METRO Vintage Bus (circa 1955), representing Rosa Parks, followed by the Teamsters Union (Designer) 18-Wheeler Semi, & the LA City Sanitation/SEIU Local 721 Sanitation Workers’ model Sanitation Trucks. These (3) entries represent a Tribute to the (13 Years) that Dr. King fought for Civil Rights from 1955 to his death in 1968
• Representatives from the LA Football Club & Angel City Soccer Clubs, Sponsored by the Banc of California Stadium
• Equestrian Units for this year’s parade include The Equine Advisory Council Riders, The Urban Saddles Equestrian Unit, and riding clubs from throughout Southern California
• The POWER 106 Team will ride in a specialty truck spinning some of today’s biggest hits
• (3) Visiting High School Bands (as Local LAUSD School kids are out of school for the Summer
• Kingdom Day Queen and Royal Court
• Watts Life Low-Riders Auto Club with beautifully decked out Low-Rider autos
• Tommy The Clown
• Surprise Celebrity Guests
• Our Local TV, Radio, Politicians, Community and corporate and so much more!
Each year, tens of thousands of spectators every line the parade route which has remained true to its roots, still winding through the same inner-city streets in South Central Los Angeles. Some of the most enthusiastic spectators reserve sidewalk space with sleeping bags, as early as the night before in what has become a unique Kingdom Day Los Angeles tradition.
Past Parade Grand Marshals include, Vice President, Kamala Harris, Stevie Wonder, The Godfather of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday national holiday recognition, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Governor Jerry Brown, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmembers Herb J. Wesson, III and Curren Price, TV Host Steve Harvey, LA Dodger’s star Matt Kemp, Little Richard, dance legend Debbie Allen, former Police Chief Bernard Parks, media mogul Danny Bakewell, Sr. and a host of other very special people.
The Kingdom Day Parade’s community and corporate/supporters include: the current Presenting Sponsor, Blue Shield of California. Additional sponsors include the Los Angeles Dodgers and The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Farmers Insurance, Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Mall, Banc of California LAFC Stadium, Wells Fargo Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Southwest Regional Carpenters Union, Polaris Industries, LADWP, LA METRO, Legal Aid Foundation, One Legacy Foundation, KNBC Channel 4, KTLA Channel 5, Radio Free 102.3 KJLH, The Real 92.3 Home of “Big Boy”: 94.7 The Wave, Power 106 (105.9) Hip Hop Live; KDAY 93.5- Back in the Day, Downtown LA Motors-Mercedes, AIDS HealthCare Foundation, Denny’s Crenshaw, & LAUSD’s Beyond The Bell. The Parade is also appreciative of the in-kind and moral support from the City and County of Los Angeles and their various departments, as well as the Los Angele Unified School District, along with the businesses and residents of Parade the alignment.
About the Kingdom Day Parade
The Kingdom Day Parade is way more than just another parade. The unique purpose of this Parade is celebrated each year on the only Holiday whose sole purpose is to embrace all segments or identities in
our democracy and the world. It is dedicated to the conscious aggressive non-violent pursuit of Dr. King’s noble goals.
In America’s current somewhat divided year, the mission of bringing people back together is needed now more than ever. Our Work Is Not Yet Done! More than just a one-day event, the Kingdom Day Parade and its Organizing Sponsor, CORE-CA, have a year-round focus of bringing everybody back together in harmony in the spirit of Dr. King. It was conceived more than 37 years ago as a small neighborhood tribute to the life, work, dream, and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since its inception, Stevie Wonder, completed a successful nationwide effort that resulted in Dr. King’s birthday becoming a National Holiday, on the third Monday in January every year. It was the untimely death of the original founder Larry Grant seven years ago, that Dr. Adrian Dove, who had been (and still is) Chairman of the Parade’s Organizing Sponsor (CORE-CA), stepped forward and has continued management of the Parade with the help of a strong team of volunteers and professional staff. The Parade has continued to grow, evolving into the major iconic event it has become today while remaining on the same inner-city streets in the same spirit that it began with. With an emphasis on community, welcoming everybody as equals.
To become a participant, volunteer, sponsor or for more information, visit our website at: www.kingdomdayparade.org
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Media Contact: Amy Malone, Girl in Charge Public Relations, amy@gicpublicrelations.net
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