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The parade and festival is a more than four-decade-old tradition of celebrating African American pride and community in Orange County.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, Orange County Black leaders spanning community service, education, business and civil rights organizing will gather for a virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Event organizers are thrilled to announce Rev. James Lawson, the “architect of the nonviolence movement,” as a guest lecturer. A nonviolence theorist and educator, Rev. Lawson mentored many leaders of the civil rights movement, including Congressman John Lewis. Creating the Beloved Community in Orange County: A Virtual Celebration of the Life, Legacy, and Leadership o...