LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dozens of vehicles lined up for the 54th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Motorcade in Louisville Monday morning.
The annual event not only commemorates the birthday of MLK, but it also marks history for civil rights in the city, according to the motorcade director Bishop Dennis V. Lyons.
"We are remembering the accomplishments that we have made since his death so it's a motorcade, but it's also a celebration that's been going on for the last 50-some years," Lyons said.
The motorcade lined up at 28th and Broadway with community leaders, elected officials, union members, Louisville Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff among those taking part.
The grand marshal for 2026 was Taylor Ryan, executive director and founder of local nonprofit Change Today, Change Tomorrow, which focuses on community-led solutions to food insecurity, health inequities and leadership development.
People from all walks of life came together to honor Dr. King's legacy and his civil rights work.
"The fight continues. Though some advances have been made, there's still such a far way to go and I'm on the right side. That's what I'm here for," said Dustin Reinstedler.
Kamal Wells took part in the motorcade as well. "A lot of the problems that existed then, currently exist now, and this is just a thing of unity between whites, Blacks, Hispanics, it doesn't matter your race, there is a unity here."
The motorcade moved through the city passing the homes of civil rights leaders, the courthouse square downtown where protests over Breonna Taylor were held and to Chickasaw Park.
The commemoration wrapped up with a fellowship service at the historic King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on Anderson Street hosted by Rev. Charles Elliott Jr.
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