KPRC-2 reports that the battle of the competing MLK Day parades has seemingly been decided, at least for 2008:
A flip of a coin determined which of two competing groups will get to hold their Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in downtown Houston in 2008, KPRC Local 2 reported.
The Black Heritage Society and MLK Parade Foundation both applied for a permit to hold their parade at 10 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A city rule forbids more than one parade from being held in downtown Houston per day.
Representatives from both groups met at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. The Black Heritage Society picked heads and won.
“We won’t go away, not as long as I’m alive,” said Ovide Duncantell with the Black Heritage Society. “I’ve got about 25, 30, maybe 50 more years.”
Charles Stamps with the MLK Parade Foundation said he will file for a permit for his group’s parade to still go on at 10 a.m.
“Actually, there are no losers,” Stamps said. “There’s still going to be two parades. The city ordinance allows for four parades; we only applied for one of them.
Laurence Simon has the best proposal we’ve seen for resolving this annual fight. Or at least making it more entertaining.
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