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City of Houston announces new date for 46th Annual ‘Original’ MLK Parade

FILE - In this 1960 file photo, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an agreement with HarperCollins Publishers for rights to his archive. HarperCollins released King's first book more than 60 years ago. The King Estate had been publishing books since 2009 with the Beacon Press. (AP Photo, File) (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Houston’s 46th Annual “Original” MLK Parade was rescheduled for Feb. 10, the City of Houston announced on Monday.

The event did not take place last month due to a winter freeze. It is being organized by the City of Houston and the Black Heritage Society Incorporated.

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According to the mayor’s office, the rescheduled parade is happening at 10 a.m. at the corner of Smith and McKinney in front of Houston’s City Hall in Downtown Houston. The theme of the parade this year is Brotherly Love is the Strongest Advocacy for Peace, Freedom, and Justice for All.

The parade will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. during Black History Month and the contributions of African Americans.

Attorney Benjamin Crump, ESQ, a civil rights lawyer, will lead the event and serve as the Grand Marshal with co-Grand Marshals, Commissioner Adrián Garcia and Pastor Walter August Jr. Organizers said these local leaders exemplify brotherly love and demonstrate selflessness.

Teresa Brewer, the President of the Black Heritage Society, also said that “civil rights leaders live to help those in need.”


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