SANTA ANA : Black History Parade to Stride Off Today
Actors, athletes and rap musicians will parade down Main Street and Civic Center Drive today to commemorate the contributions that blacks have made to America.
The 11th annual Black History Parade boasts comedian Robin Harris as grand marshal. He is best known for his roles in “Do the Right Thing” and “Harlem Nights.”
Other celebrities will include baseball players Garry Templeton, Damon Tyson and Jerry Young, as well as rap musicians Def Jef and the Uzi $ Bros and actresses Monica Calhoun, Regina King and Reina King.
The parade begins at 10 a.m., heading south on Main Street from 15th Street. Entrants will turn west on Civic Center Drive and complete the one-mile route by noon at the Santa Ana Stadium where awards will be given to floats. The theme of the parade is “History, Heritage and Honor.”
“Why should somebody go? To see the beautiful parade,” said Helen Shipp, president of the Orange County Black Historical Commission, which organized the parade. “There will be floats. There will be clowns. There will be drill teams.”
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