Martin Luther King Jr. Day Denver Marade 2010

Thank you Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for your sacrifice!

My lil marader all tuckered out from a long morning,

but not so much that he can't have a lolli

One People

Here comes the marade marchers

Taking a lil walk along the parade route with uncle Andy

Buddies waiting for the marade

We try to attend the Denver Marade (aka March-Parade=Marade) every year on Martin Luther King Jr. day. It feels good to be with and actively participate with our community and support King's ever lasting dream of an equal society, but also I like to honor my ancestors (our ancestors) who shed blood and endured agony, injustices, and suffering, so that the world I was brought up in and now raise my son in, would be a safer and better place. I think it is important that Freedom be exposed to all types of people, and see how other's contribute to and make up the uniqueness of a diverse society. This was Freedom's second Marade. We got downtown at what we thought was a good time, but the Marade must have been moving slow, because we waited probably close to an hour and a half + before the parade finally arrived. Granted we were waiting nearer the end, but I give a high five to Freedom and his sweet BFF, Thea, for hanging in there and doing a great job patiently waiting for the Marade to arrive. Keeping the dream alive! Amen!

"Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" -MLK Jr.