The 29th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace & Unity Parade and Celebration will take place Saturday, Jan. 14, with a theme of “Love and Forgiveness.”
The parade will kick off at 10:30am at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Anaheim Street.
The grand marshals this year are 64th District Assemblymember Mike Gipson, Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud and Long Beach Fire Chief Mike DuRee, as well as residents Leonard Adams, Tevy Men Sithan, and Chhaylee Saing.
The celebration will take place from noon to 5pm, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave. Featured entertainment will include Michael Jackson impersonator ReMJ, Wrigley’s local Geriatrixx trio, Kush Jackson, Andre Ray & LTD 4Ever, Klymaxx featuring Cheryl Coolie and others.
Free parking will be available at Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus on Orange Avenue and 19th Street.
More information is available by calling 6th District Councilmember Dee Andrews’s office at (562) 570-6816.
Source: Andrews’s office
