After a cancelation in January due to freezing temperatures, the 49th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in downtown Houston Saturday.

After three decades of hosting two separate parades honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Houston will finally celebrate with one unified event in January 2026. Mayor John Whitmire announced an ...

Houstonians braced frigid temperatures Monday morning as they celebrated the 47th Annual “Original” MLK Jr. Day Parade in downtown.

The unified parade will take place on Monday, Jan. 19. There had been two MLK Day parades in Houston since 1995.

Events MLK Day 2023: Houston has two parades, other events throughout region The Houston area is hosting several events Saturday, Sunday and Monday in honor of late civil rights leader Martin ...

For more than two decades, Houston has had competing rival parades on MLK Day at the same time, just blocks away from each other.

People participating in the Black Heritage Society MLK Parade Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Houston.. For 16-year-old Miranda Hampton-Best, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a double-whammy of a holiday.

Houston police were called to MacGregor Park Friday night after the Martin Luther King Jr. statue was damaged during what appeared to be an act of vandalism. A city park ranger doing routine ...

The Original MLK Jr. Day Parade in Houston celebrated its 45th anniversary downtown on Monday. The parade was free and open to the public.

We delve into the background of why Houston is host to two separate parades honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both starting at the same time in different places.

Houston will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Jan. 20, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Smith and McKinney streets, in front of Houston City Hall, located ...