Even with temperatures in the 20s at sunrise and a winter storm warning in effect for Houston, Wendell Manigault was determined to attend celebrations in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr .— as he said he has done regularly ever since the civil rights icon was assassinated in 1968.

Houston will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Jan. 20, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Smith and McKinney streets, in front of Houston City Hall, located at 900 Smith St.

Houston faces dangerous cold and an impending winter storm on Martin Luther King Day. Despite wintry outlook, MLK Day celebrations should go on as scheduled.

Jan. 20, 2025 was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Cities across Eastern N.C. honored Dr. King and his work for the civil rights movement.