Martin Luther King Day in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Martin Luther King Day Parade
Information about the Los Angeles Martin Luther King Day parade on the Web site of the parade organizers, the Congress of Racial Equality California, Legal Defense and Education Fund. The official name of the 2010 LA Martin Luther King Day parade was the "Martin Luther King Jr., Kingdom Day Parade" and its theme was "The Dream Lives On for Today and Tomorrow". The 25th Annual Kingdom Day Parade took place on January 18, 2010 in South Los Angeles, an area of Los Angeles formerly known as South Central Los Angeles. The parade began at about 10:15 p.m. and the parade route included Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Crenshaw Boulevard.

SCLC-LA Martin Luther King Week Activities
Information about Martin Luther King Week events in Los Angeles organized by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Watch their Web site for a schedule of events as Martin Luther King Day approaches.

Other MLK Day Events in Los Angeles
Other Los Angeles events celebrating Martin Luther King Day include the annual Martin Luther King Concert at the Trinity Baptist Church on Jefferson Avenue, a special event featuring films, speeches and performances on the stage of the California African American Museum in Exposition Park, an awards ceremony and fundraiser for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC-LA), an annual MLK Scholarship Gospel Concert at the Christ Our Redeemer Church in Irvine, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast presented by the Young Men�s Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles, an Interfaith Prayer Breakfast presented by SCLA-LA, and many other events celebrating the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr.