World's Largest & Longest Running Life Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King"
THEME: "Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Going to the Promised Land."
39th Annual KINGDOM DAY PARADE

Martin Luther King Jr. Day marked by the 39th Kingdom Day Parade, service projects, a festival in Leimert Park and a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

The 3-mile parade has been on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, just west of Arlington Avenue, proceeded west to Crenshaw Boulevard and then south to Vernon Avenue, and concluded near the K Line's Leimert Park Station. The theme is "Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Going to the Promised Land.

The grand marshal of Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell attended, who represents the Second District, which includes the parade route. Two of Mitchell's fellow supervisors, board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath and Hilda Solis, are also scheduled to participated in the parade, along with Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

The Disney character Princess Tiana was the honorary grand marshal. Disneyland had a procession in the parade with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and more than 200 Disney employees participating. Metro's representation in the parade will include its replica of the General Motors "old look" bus Rosa Parks was riding on in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to white passengers, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott.