About the MLK Parade Foundation

Our sole purpose is to promote Racial Harmony through Educational and Promotional concepts and ideas.


Our Educational Concepts include the following:

- Consensus Building through the awareness of oneness and common values.
- Networking through the Public, Private Schools and Churches by interacting with Administrators,Educators, and Ministers on the importance of respecting all cultures ethnicity and spiritual beliefs.


Our Promotional Concepts include the following:

- Emphasizing The Greatness of Multi-Cultural Diversity through Community Sponsored Events.

- Raising the Awareness of Commonalities through differences that culminates each year on the Third Monday in January, the official Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration.

About Our Theme

There is but One Race, and that is The Human Race. This message was articulated very clearly by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Visionary who saw things from a different perspective. Almost Forty Years later, we now see those things, and we will strive to incorporate those things into our everyday lives in the knowledge of "Change Begins With Self"

America is a unique experience. While it is home for all who desire peace and prosperity, it is an awakening for others to the possibilities of positive change.

Americans are a collective inheritance of cultural, ethnic and spiritual differences whose sum total epitomizes all that is good in the human experience.

The key to America's strength is her shared differences. Her shared differences are what we applaud and celebrate. . It is these differences that make us uniquely gifted, strong, and reflects the greatness of Collaborative Cohabitation. The common thread of The Whole of Humanity, is its' multicultural diversity. Accordingly we proudly announce our theme.

Website Design

Mackenzie MediaThe MLK Grande Parade website was designed and is maintained by Mackenzie Media. Mackenzie Media, a local Houston company, was founded in 2002. Our clients return to us time and time again because we deliver quality digital design services at reasonable rates and never waver in our commitment to outstanding customer service. Our focus on emerging technologies has helped our clients transition from purely traditional advertising to adopting digital marketing solutions.

6th Annual MLK Youth Parade

Date: January 14, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM
Check-In Time: 10:00 AM
Check-In Point: Houston Community College Central Campus-(1300 Holman Street-Houston,Texas-77004)
Parade Route: Originate In Mid-Town @ San Jacinto St. & Elgin N/B On San Jacinto St To Webster St
Length Of Parade Route: 0.7 Mi
Duration Of Parade: 1.5 Hrs
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11th Annual MLK Battle of The Bands Competition

Date: January 14, 2012
Time: 4:00 PM
Venue: Joe Kelly Butler Stadium
Location: 13755 South Main Street-Houston, Texas-77035
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18Th Annual MLK Grande Parade & PreEvent Activities

Date: January 16, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM
Check-In Time: 8:00 AM
Check-In Point: Houston Community College Central Campus-(1300 Holman Street-Houston, Texas-77004)
Parade Route: Originate In Mid-Town @ San Jacinto St & Elgin Street N/B On San Jacinto To Webster St
Length of Parade Route: 1.0 Mi
Duration of Parade: 2.0 Hrs
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MLK Day Of Service W/ The Harlem Globetrotters

Date:
January 16, 2012 (After The MLK Grande Parade-Houston)
Time: 12:30PM – 4:30PM
Venue: Root Memorial Square Park – 1400 Clay Street (Across The Street From The Toyota Center)
Admission: Free To The Public
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