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Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City

  • Carlos Sanchez, representing the Miami Workers Center, marches during the Martin Luther King Parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • A Miami-Dade Transit car takes part in the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, along with city commissioners and fire officials, rolls through the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Cheerleaders from Prymus Angels All Stars wow the crowd during the Martin Luther King Day parade on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Performers from Fun Generation give the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City a little flavor from the Bahamas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • State championship winners from the Booker T. Washington High School football team, led by Coach Tim Harris, represent school pride during the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade started at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Carla Horne, a teacher at Miami Jackson Sr. High, waves at her students as they march in the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade started at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue and headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • The North Miami High School Band march in step during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The annual parade started at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Opa-locka Mayor Myra Taylor waves at the crowd at the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Milika Johnson, with Carol City High School's marching band, strikes a pose during the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Carol City High's marching band was one of several that took part in the parade, which started on Northwest 54th Street. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Miami Northwestern High's marching band takes over the street during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Miami's mounted police officers ride down the street as part of the annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Rodney Little takes shade during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade started at Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Representing the United Teachers of Dade union, Tom Landers dances for the crowd at the Martin Luther King Day parade on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade began on Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, along with her son Jahvaris Fulto, were the grand marshals at the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade began on Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Miami-Dade County Comissioner Xavier Suarez walks down the route for the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Students and representatives from Florida International University hand out beads to kids during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Miami fire officials greet the crowd at the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade began along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue, then headed west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff

  • Theresa Cox waves to the floats passing her by during the Martin Luther King Day parade in Liberty City on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The parade kicked off along Northwest 54th Street and 12th Avenue before heading west on to Northwest 32nd Avenue. C.W. Griffin / Miami Herald Staff