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::Martin Luther King Jr. Grande Parade:: more ›

Each week Houstonist does our best to pull together -ist approved events happening right here in the Bayou City. Talk about service. Geesh! Seriously, what WOULD you do without us? Monday, Jan 15 MLK Day Activities MLK Grande Parade, Downtown, 10am Black Heritage Society Parade, Downtown, 2pm Houston Calling Happy Hour Showcase Featuring Arthur Yoria, Mansion, and Blades The Proletariat 7-10pm NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for Monday, January 22nd. Same Bands. Same... more ›

Why have one parade when you can have two? That's our philosophy, and the federal judge who ruled last week that the city must allow both competing MLK, Jr. day parades to march through downtown agrees. The city had previously only granted the necessary parade permit to Charles Stamps of the MLK Parade Foundation, much to the chagrin of Ovide Duncantell of the Black Heritage Society. Duncantell filed suit against Bill White (unheard of!) and... more ›

The day after rival black heritage groups held Houston's first joint Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in years, the race was on again to get separate parade permits from the city. Ovide Duncantell, director of the Black Heritage Society, filed for a permit for a 2007 MLK Day parade and said he was sure MLK Grande Parade Foundation President Charles Stamps would do the same. "Whoever has the permit has the parade," Duncantell said.... more ›

In an irony-free world, a bitter 10-year dispute over who has the right to hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade wouldn't be funny. Thank goodness we have irony, though, so we can fully appreciate the news that rival groups have reached an agreement — sort of — to sponsor a joint MLK parade next week. more ›