Dallas celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with parade

Alice's MLK Parade was rescheduled due to the icy conditions earlier this week. It is stepping off very soon in Fair Park, and our Nick Starling is there, hopefully all bundled up and giving us a sneak peek of the parade fun. Hey there, Nick. Hey, Robbie. Yeah, you're right. I am bundled up. It is very cold out, but it's actually not so bad as you like. Robbie, the sun is out, and just as long as you're bundled up, it feels pretty good outside to enjoy the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade that's happening actually right now behind me. They're kind of getting started a little bit behind me, and yeah, there'll be about 250 different groups, organizations out here, anything from high school bands, dance groups, organizations. It's gonna go on for a couple hours over here, and joining us live here is Corwin. You're here to enjoy the parade this morning. Talk to me a little bit about the importance of this and why it's so important for you to be out here this morning. Just celebrating the memory of the man that helped change America, Martin Luther King Jr., and they're supporting the students out here. I remember myself as a young kid coming out and being in a parade doing ROTC, so coming out showing them love, showing support, as well as the organizations, a memory of like the Buffalo Soldiers coming through. It's always a fun time and exciting to be out here and cheer them on and support them. Corwin, obviously the cold didn't scare you away. You're really bundled up. It's very chilly out here. Absolutely. I mean, it's not too bad. It could be worse, so happy that the sun's out, it's shining, and it's warming up as the time goes on here. Well, thank you so much, Corwin, for joining us this morning, and the parade route actually goes from Gate 6 here at Fair Park. It'll go south on MLK Jr. Boulevard, then you take a left on to Atlanta, then another left on a Pennsylvania Avenue, all the way back here to Fair Park, and again, the parade starts in just a couple minutes here. You can see them getting ready here. Starts at 9, goes for a couple hours, as a lot of people will be along this route to enjoy this parade. Very frigid conditions this morning, Robby, but it's actually not too bad, and the sun is out, which is a good thing. Nick, the thing to do is get a parking lot, right? And then that way you can turn the heater on and stay in the car and enjoy the parade. I hope lots of folks will come out, and so glad to see you in a hat. I won't have to fuss at you about being out there without being all bundled up. Thanks so much, Nick. We'll check back in in about a half hour. Cold morning is not keeping fans away from the Dallas MLK parade. It was rescheduled, of course, due to the icy conditions earlier this week. It's underway right now in Fair Park, and our Nick Starling is there. Nick, I know you are bundled up and hopefully having a good time. What's happening with the parade? Oh yeah, the parade's been going on for about a good 20 minutes or so right now, and a lot of people having a good time. Even though it's chilly out, no one cares. Everyone's having a good time to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As you mentioned, it was postponed from Monday due to wintry conditions, but it's going on right now. A lot of people are bundling up, and we've seen a lot of different floats, from city council floats to different bands and different groups, organizations out here. There's about 250 different organizations that will be going all throughout the route over here, and joining us live to talk about what she's seen so far is Miss Apinella. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Tell us a little bit about your thoughts on the parade so far. Oh, this is my first time out here to the MLK Parade. I'm actually from Alabama, and I'm excited about being here, and I mean, it's awesome. Awesome. Yeah, thank you so much for being here from Alabama, and tell us a little bit about what does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy mean to you, and what does it mean to be out here? Oh, it means the world to me, because I grew up with the discrimination and all that going on, and to be able to see this come alive, that was his dream. So now we like one, so his dream has came alive, and I'm really enjoying to see the people come together as one. And there's all different types of people out here, all walks of life out here celebrating his legacy, and as you see different kind of floats and different organizations out here, what does that mean to you? It means the world, because everybody's connected. You don't see just one type, like you don't see just black, you see everybody. They come together as one, and I just love it. I just love it. It's his dream, and it's mine as well. Very well said. Thank you so much for joining us this morning, and Robbie, yeah, absolutely. And Robbie, yeah, everyone out here, a lot of people out here to celebrate this parade that was delayed. Again, just make sure that you are bundled up. If you want to come on out, it should last for another about an hour and a half out here, so definitely a very important parade for everybody to come out and celebrate MLK. We'll send back over to you, Robbie. All right, stay warm, Nick. Thank you so much for the update. It is cold, but the skies are clear, and that means the parade is on. Dallas's MLK parade, of course, was rescheduled due to the icy conditions earlier this week, but it is underway right now near Fair Park, and our Nick Starling is there, thankfully all bundled up and showing us the parade fun. Hey there, Nick. Hey, Robbie. Yeah, you're right. I am all bundled up in many, many layers because it is so chilly outside. Luckily, though, the sun is out, clear skies, so it's actually not too bad if you're bundled up and going to a big parade like this one here in Dallas. And yeah, as you mentioned, we're at the Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Parade here. It starts at Fair Parks, goes around to a few neighborhoods and goes circles back to Fair Park, and it's been going on for about an hour now, and it's been fun times. A lot of music, a lot of dancing, a lot of different organizations, 250 organizations having a good time out here. And joining us live is Candula and Keith. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. What does it mean to be out here on this monumental parade? It's beautiful. This felt like Dr Martin Luther King. We thank you for being our own. What about for you, Keith? Just to be living through a good day. Like I said, days to get better. Not what it should be now, but it'll catch up some amount of time. Thank God. And they're both from Dallas. And did you come here every single year to remember MLK? Yes. Yes, sir. And, uh, you know, obviously the cold weather didn't stop you guys from coming. No, sir. No. Yeah. What's your favorite part so far? It's getting better. But I remember I'm 62, so I've been in a long time. I was born in Dallas, probably a mile from her, and I think it went down. But I think it'll get back where it needs to be with time. Thank you guys so much for joining us this morning. And the route goes down. MLK take a left on Atlanta, then another left on to Pennsylvania Avenue and and come on out. It's a great time bundle up, though, if you are coming out because it is very chilly out here. Robbie will send it back over to you. The bands are always my favorite part. Nick, what about you? I really like the dancing. The bands are great. A lot of great music out here. But the dancing is also fun, probably dancing a lot more because people got to get warm, right? Because it's a little chilly out. Thanks so much. Well, Fort Worth's MLK parade was also rescheduled due to the icy cold. That parade will step off on Monday, February 19th, which is also President's Day. Nicole, not keeping fans away from the Dallas MLK parade. It was rescheduled due to the icy conditions earlier this week. It's been underway in Fair Park for about an hour and a half. So let's check back in with our Nick Starling. I know he was looking for some dancers early. Are you gonna do some moves for us, Nick? Hey, Robbie, actually, there's dancing going on right now as I speak. So there's a lot of activity going on. There's a lot of great music, Robbie. I know you said you like the music here at the parade as well, and we're having a great time. This has been going on for about an hour and a half now. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, and it has been such a monumental parade, too, for so many of us as well. And Desaria joins us now. Thank you so much. And what's been... Why is it important for you to come out, braving the cold and being out here? Well, it is definitely cold, but I think it's just nice to see everything they offer with the MLK and the Black Lives Matter stuff, and then also seeing all the different like performances going on with the teams and stuff. It's just really cool and nice to see. Thank you so much for joining us. There's 250 around organizations out here supporting the community, and so it's definitely a fun time. If you could brave the cold, it's not too bad. Just make sure you bundle up if you're out here at the parade. We'll send back over to you, Robbie. All right, Nick. You know, if you're dancing, it'll keep you from getting cold. All right. Thank you, Nick. Yeah. Thank you for the fun updates, Nick.