Honoring MLK

SDCCD COLLEGES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION MARCH TO CELEBRATE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON

The sun shone bright on January 19 as members of the San Diego Community College District and the local community joined together along the Embarcadero to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chancellor Constance Carroll and members of the Board of Trustees, together with hundreds of students, administrators, faculty, and classified professionals from San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education, waved to the jubilant crowd from convertibles and alongside floats during the 40th annual MLK Parade, organized by the Zeta Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Along the route, the organizing committee assessed parade entries, recognizing several entrants for their participation, including Continuing Education, which took third place honors in the floats category for its recreation of the Liberty Bell using more than a mile of copper wire.

(Clockwise from top left) Student Trustees and representatives prepare to lead the SDCCD contingency down Harbor Drive. Chancellor Carroll waves to the crowd. Continuing Education’s float. Campus Police Officers march along the parade route. Board of Trustees members (from left) Bernie Rhinerson, Sean Elo, Craig Milgrim, and Mary Graham took part in this year’s parade. Mesa College’s float. Chancellor Carroll (center) with (from left) Continuing Education President Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Miramar College Interim President Marsha Gable, Mesa College President Pamela T. Luster, and City College President Ricky Shabazz. City College’s float. Final touches are added to the Miramar College float.