Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on Monday, Jan. 19, this year, which means several federal and state offices and services will be closed.

Washington D.C. marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with their annual parade as the political climate brings some to reflect on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy.

Bakewell took over the event -- formerly called the Kingdom Day Parade -- and rebranded it as the "Los Angeles Official Martin Luther King Day Parade" after the previous organizers, Adrian Dove and th...