Description: The D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade was conceived in 1977 by the late Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, founder of The Washington Informer and co-founder of the United Black Fund, along with his wife, the late Ward 8 Councilmember Wilhelmina J. Rolark, Esq., and the late Ralph “Petey” Greene, a community activist and radio personality. Thanks to these three renowned civic leaders, the MLK Holiday DC Committee was formed and the District of Columbia was one of the first jurisdictions in the nation to hold a
MLK HOLIDAY DC
WASHINGTON, DC
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do… you have to keep moving forward.”
In the Dancer's Studio – Something about the Business of Dance in and around Baltimore
In the Dancer's Studio – Something about the Business of Dance in and around Baltimore
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