People across the Tampa Bay area stuck it out in the cold Sunday to come together and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with live music and lots of fun.
One of the largest and longest-running Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations is back. Monday, thousands of people gathered to watch the MLK Dream Big Parade in St. Petersburg.
Organizers of St. Petersburg’s Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Big Parade are putting the final touches on the largest MLK celebration in the Southeast United States. The parade will return in person this year to St. Pete on January 17th after hosting a virtual celebration in 2021.
Tampa Bay celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtually â and safely
U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Orlando spoke to the NAACP Clearwater/Upper Pinellas County Branch about her experiences during the Capitol siege.
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From left: Darion Newkirk, 17; USF student, Tara Kok, 35; Josie Caglianone, 30; Charles Norfolk, 12; Trevor Lucas, 11 and Parker Shuler, 12 dig for mulch being used at the St. Pete Youth Farm's MLK Day of Service on Monday January 18, 2021. [ BOYZELL HOSEY | Times ]
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From left and walking forward members of the St. Pete Youth Farm: Anaya Graham, 15, Jade Hinton, 16 and Makai Smith, 14 carry soil on their MLK Day of Service on Monday January 18, 2021. The students were part of a contingent of volunteers brought together to continue the work associated with building out the urban farm located on property just behind the Enoch Davis Center in St. Petersburg, Fl. [ BOYZELL HOSEY | Times ]