MLK. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FILLED THE SAFE CREDIT UNION CONVENTION CENTER IN SACRAMENTO. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. A BLESSED DAY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR, HONORING THE PAST, IMPACTING THE FUTURE. THAT’S WHAT IT’S ABOUT. HONORING KING BY INVITING PEOPLE, HAVING PEOPLE INVITE SOMEONE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER RACE, RELIGION, CULTURE, HAVE A CONVERSATION AND WALK AND LEARN AND GROW. AND THAT’S THE WAY WE HONOR DOCTOR KING. CROWDS OF PEOPLE FILLED DOWNTOWN STREETS, MARCHING IN KING’S HONOR. EVEN DECADES LATER, AFTER HE PASSES AWAY, THE DREAM CONTINUES WITH CONTINUOUS MARCHES LIKE THIS. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE OAKLAND, SACRAMENTO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ANY OTHER STATE IN GENERAL. MAN, THIS JUST TO SHOW AND REPRESENT LIKE THIS IN SUCH A HIGH QUANTITY OF PEOPLE. IT’S A BLESSING FOR SURE. IF THERE ISN’T JUSTICE FOR ONE, THEN THERE’S NO JUSTICE FOR ANYBODY. SO WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. I DO THIS PARADE EVERY YEAR, AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WITHOUT MY MOM. SO YEAH, I’M WALKING TO KEEP HER MEMORY GOING, GET MY STEPS IN TODAY. IT’S AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HIS LEGACY, TO BE UNITED AND TO STAND TOGETHER, TO SHOW OUR CHILDREN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PEACEFUL, LOVING, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY. THE MARCH ENDED AT THE CENTER WITH A DIVERSITY EXPO. IT’S AMAZING. IT’S FOR US, AND I LOVE TO SEE US AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JUST ALL KINDS OF DIVERSE PEOPLE GET TOGETHER. IT’S AMAZING. AND THAT EXPO DID WRAP AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON IN SACRAMENTO, LEE ANNE
Thousands gather in Sacramento for March for the Dream honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Thousands participated in Sacramento’s annual March for the Dream event Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a city walk and a diversity expo at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.
Updated: 6:09 PM PST Jan 19, 2026
Thousands of people gathered in Sacramento for the annual March for the Dream on Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a walk from Sacramento City College to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.”Absolutely wonderful. A blessed day,” said Patricia Glaze, one of the attendees. In its 44th year in the city, the March for the Dream event is a longstanding tradition in Sacramento.”Honoring the past. Impacting the future. That’s what it’s about,” said Sam Starks, the executive director of MLK365, the organization behind the event. “Have a conversation and walk and learn and grow. And that’s the way we honor Dr. King.”The march filled downtown streets with people walking in King’s honor. “The dream continues,” said Miles Simms, as he walked. “It’s a blessing for sure – and the fact that we’re just all here together.”West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero participated in the march. “It’s an important day,” she said. “To celebrate Martin Luther King and his legacy. To be united and to stand together, to show our children what it means to be a peaceful, loving, compassionate community.”The march concluded with a diversity expo at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown, which featured vendors, presentations, performances and space to spend together as a community.”It’s amazing. This is for us,” said Tracy Denley, who participated. “I love to see us African Americans, and just all kinds of diverse people get together. It’s amazing.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Thousands of people gathered in Sacramento for the annual March for the Dream on Monday, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a walk from Sacramento City College to the Safe Credit Union Convention Center.
“Absolutely wonderful. A blessed day,” said Patricia Glaze, one of the attendees.
In its 44th year in the city, the March for the Dream event is a longstanding tradition in Sacramento.
“Honoring the past. Impacting the future. That’s what it’s about,” said Sam Starks, the executive director of MLK365, the organization behind the event. “Have a conversation and walk and learn and grow. And that’s the way we honor Dr. King.”
The march filled downtown streets with people walking in King’s honor.
“The dream continues,” said Miles Simms, as he walked. “It’s a blessing for sure – and the fact that we’re just all here together.”
West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero participated in the march.
“It’s an important day,” she said. “To celebrate Martin Luther King and his legacy. To be united and to stand together, to show our children what it means to be a peaceful, loving, compassionate community.”
The march concluded with a diversity expo at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown, which featured vendors, presentations, performances and space to spend together as a community.
“It’s amazing. This is for us,” said Tracy Denley, who participated. “I love to see us African Americans, and just all kinds of diverse people get together. It’s amazing.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel