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A BRISK SUN DRENCHED JANUARY MONDAY MORNING ONCE AGAIN, BROUGHT OUT SCORES OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, AND GIRLS FROM ALL OVER GRAND PRAIRIE TO BE A PART OF THE CITY'S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THE PARADE FEATURES SEVERAL CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE G-P-I-S-D.
THIS YEAR, AN ALL NEW ROUTE TOOK THE PARADE FROM HOSPITAL DRIVE ON THE CITY'S FAR WEST SIDE TO MLK JUNIOR BOULEVARD AND INTO THE HISTORIC DALWORTH NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE COMING TO AN END NEAR THE DALWORTH RECREATION CENTER WHERE A SPECIAL PROGRAM WAS HELD.
ALL OF IT TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, WHO HELPED BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN OUR COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD, RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL US HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE HIS BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 15TH.
THE MLK HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY.
IT'S JUST BEEN, UH, SUCH AN HONOR TO PARTICIPATE ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, WHICH IS NOW A HOLIDAY THAT REPRESENTS THE IDEALS THAT THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON.
UNITY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT THIS PARADE SYMBOLIZES, AND IT BRINGS EVERYONE OUT IN HONOR OF THAT HAPPY MLK DAY.
MONDAY'S MLK DAY CELEBRATION IS ALSO A PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME IN GRAND PRAIRIE DURING FEBRUARY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG.