Lined across North Clark Road in Ocoee stood hundreds of community members.
The 49-degree weather didn’t put a damper on their support of the City of Ocoee’s 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity parade at 10 a.m.
Bundled up in coats, Ocoee’s mayor Rusty Johnson, commissioners, Ocoee High’s marching Knights and dozens of organizations filled the street with smiles, music and dance.
Following the parade, they flocked into the food court of West Oaks Mall at 11 a.m. to celebrate and listen to Joshua Metellus recite his award-winning essay, “A Bright Future for Ocoee and America.” Ocoee resident Ages Hart was the keynote speaker, he honored MLK and urged everyone to exercise their right to vote.