Bud Billiken parade canceled for first time in 91-year

Chicago’s maximum liked close-of-summer tournament, the Bud Billiken Parade, has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest African American parade within the United States, this 12 months’s birthday celebration was once set for Aug. 8. According to a file on ABC7Chicago.com the parade will as an alternative be celebrated in an hour-long TV particular “Bud Billiken: Celebrating 91 Years,” airing at 1 p.m. Aug. 8. The nationally famend parade, an annual custom for generations of Chicago households, stretches for 2 miles alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive thru Bronzeville and culminating at Washington Park. Tens of hundreds of spectators attend the parade every 12 months, culminating with a back-to-school competition/picnic within the park celebrating schooling, Black