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Sixteen-year-old Ja'Ziyah Bailey performs with the Grand Finale Dance Company in the city of Jacksonville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade on Monday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

BIT OF JOY | Martin Luther King Day parade

By Heather Henderson
Published on February 18, 2025 at 9:59 am
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Hundreds of people participated and scores more watched along the route of the city’s 44th Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade on Monday morning in Downtown Jacksonville. The parade was delayed by a month when the temperature dropped into the 30s on Martin Luther King Day. Dance troupes, labor unions, churches, schools and high school marching bands joined the parade alongside some of the region’s largest employers like VyStar Credit Union, CSX and Baptist Health. The Divine Nine also marched in the parade, led by King’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, as Jacksonville celebrated the titan of Black history during Black History Month.

author image Newsletter Writer email Heather Henderson is a writer, editor and artist who has lived in Jax for close to 20 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of North Florida.

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