The second annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade brought out car clubs and performance groups, including the Sensational 24 Karat Dance line, the Dunbar High School Marching P.R.I.D.E Band and the Dunbar High School Prancing Kittens, on a chilly Jan. 15. 

The parade’s one-and-a-half mile route ran from 4300 Ramey Ave. to Village Creek Park, 4750 Wilbarger St. 

Notable guests included District 8 City Councilmember Chris Nettles, Miss Tarrant County, Naia Watkins-Garner, Miss Keller, Alannah Bruce, Miss Roanoke, Alison Grundelman, Miss Keller’s Outstanding Teen Remidy Dixon and LilliAnn Nunley, Miss Burleson’s Outstanding Teen.

Parade participants ended at Village Creek Park and was celebrated with food, music, cheering and mingling.

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: MLK parade draws crowd in East Fort Worth despite cold

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
January 16, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: MLK parade draws crowd in East Fort Worth despite cold</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />January 16, 2022</p> <p>The second annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade brought out car clubs and performance groups, including the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sensational24k/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sensational 24 Karat Dance line</a>, the Dunbar High School Marching P.R.I.D.E Band and the <a href="https://sites.google.com/teachers.fwisd.org/dhsprancingkittens/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dunbar High School Prancing Kittens,</a> on a chilly Jan. 15. </p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28917" data-id="28917" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-1-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Faith Family Academy Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps members hold a banner on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28918" data-id="28918" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Members of the Sensational 24 Karat Dance line perform on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28919" data-id="28919" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">The Dunbar High School Marching P.R.I.D.E Band marches down Miller Avenue on Jan. 15. The band is led by Tyshawn Wright. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28921" data-id="28921" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-5-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Parade participants march down Miller Avenue in east Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28922" data-id="28922" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-6-1024x819.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">District 8 Councilmember Chris Nettles greets parade participants on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28923" data-id="28923" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-7-1024x819.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Miss Tarrant County Naia Watkins-Garner waves at the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28924" data-id="28924" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-8-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A car has a Martin Luther King Jr. poster on its windshield on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28925" data-id="28925" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-9-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Miss Burleson's Outstanding Teen, LilliAnn Nunley, left, Miss Keller’s Outstanding Teen, Remidy Dixon, center, and Miss Roanoke, Alison Grundelman, right, ride in a decorated trailer on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28926" data-id="28926" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-11-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Parade participants marched through the East Berry Street and Miller Avenue intersection on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28927" data-id="28927" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-12-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth police officers block a traffic intersection for parade participants. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28928" data-id="28928" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-13-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A Dunbar High School Marching P.R.I.D.E Band member performs on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28929" data-id="28929" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-14-1024x1024.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Tyshawn Wright, a Dunbar High School marching band member, leads the band at the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in east Fort Worth. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28930" data-id="28930" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-15-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A Polaris Slingshot car club participates in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28931" data-id="28931" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-16-819x1024.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Members of the G-Money Steppers Riding Club drive down Miller Avenue during the parade Jan. 15. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28933" data-id="28933" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-18-1024x576.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Parade participants concluded their route at Village Creek Park, 4750 Wilbarger St., where they had food, music and celebration. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-28932" data-id="28932" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CAS_MLK_Parade-17-819x1024.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Members of a car club perform swangin', a curb-to-curb driving maneuver originally from Houston that was popularized by rappers. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>The parade’s one-and-a-half mile route ran from 4300 Ramey Ave. to <a href="https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/parks/parks-and-trails/village-creek-park" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Village Creek Park</a>, 4750 Wilbarger St.&nbsp;</p> <p>Notable guests included District 8 City Councilmember <a href="https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/government/elected-officials/chris-nettles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chris Nettles</a>, Miss Tarrant County, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misstarrantcountytx/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Naia Watkins-Garner</a>, Miss Keller, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misskellertx/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alannah Bruce</a>, Miss Roanoke, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missroanoke/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alison Grundelman</a>, Miss Keller’s Outstanding Teen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misskellersot/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Remidy Dixon</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missburlesonsot_/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LilliAnn Nunley</a>, Miss Burleson’s Outstanding Teen.</p> <p>Parade participants ended at <a href="https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/parks/parks-and-trails/village-creek-park" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Village Creek Park and was</a> celebrated with food, music, cheering and mingling.</p> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>email </em></a><em>or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. 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