Tyra Henry, holding her son Khasi Henry, 17 months, and her niece Kennedee Evans, 6, wave to performers during the 25th annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The parade was held on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Artwon Green, lead drum major for the Compton High marching band, performs during the 25th annual Kingdom Day Parade. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Kevin Ochoa, 3, left, his mother, Edith, and sister Angie, 8, get a great view of the parade from their apartment window. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Amaya Scott, a member of the Frederick Douglass Academy Elementary School Drum Squad, has fun playing the cymbals during the 25th annual Kingdom Day parade. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Members of the Frederick Douglass Academy Elementary School Drum Squad, perform during the 25th annual Kingdom Day parade. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Color Guard Jackie Robinson Post Unit 252, from Los Angeles, say a prayer, before the start of the 25th annual Kingdom Day parade. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
