Kingdom Day Parade

After two cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Kingdom Day Parade traditionally held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is scheduled to happen Monday.

On Martin Luther King Day 2022, sponsors of the canceled Kingdom Day Parade are giving back to the community and honoring Dr. King’s legacy by providing free COVID-19 tests and vaccines to the community.

What do you do when you’re forced to switch gears in the name of public safety, but want to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy? You give back to the community. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

For the second year in a row, the annual Kingdom Day Parade held in South Los Angeles to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the first time in 35 years, the annual Kingdom Day Parade in January may not be rolling down streets of Los Angeles due to COVID-19, organizers shared the bleak outlook with NBCLA Wednesday. Organizers said they were exploring the possibility of a virtual event and stressed that the parade that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. every year had…