James Bush III to lead Miami-Dade's 45th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
When Miami-Dade County residents celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, Rep. James Bush III will lead official events honoring the beloved civil rights leader.
The nonprofit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festivities Committee selected Bush to serve as grand marshal of the Monday celebration, which includes the 45th annual MLK Parade — the county’s longest-running parade — in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.
Bush’s selection is fitting. The Opa-locka Democrat, who represents House District 109, is a former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization King founded one year after the 1956 Montgomery bus boycott.
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