Photos: 2018 MLK Peace Walk and Parade

WASHINGTON — The annual MLK Peace Walk and Parade took place on Monday, Jan. 15 in Southeast D.C.

Hundreds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Southeast D.C. to celebrate the life and activism of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Click through to see photos and videos of the event’s happenings.

Event-goers hold up a sign at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King)

The Osuchukwu family smiles for a photo at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King)

A squad of cheerleaders do as cheerleaders do at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King)

A sign at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade which states, "Cease fire: Don't smoke the Brothers and Sisters." (WTOP/Kristi King) — A sign at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade which states, “Cease fire: Don’t smoke the Brothers and Sisters.” (WTOP/Kristi King)

Prince's mom said they really were having a good time! (WTOP/Kristi King) — Prince’s mom said they really were having a good time! (WTOP/Kristi King)

U.S. Coast Guard comes ashore for the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King)

The Musicians's Union at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King) — The Musicians’s Union at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King)

Dan believes it’s “a spiritual principal to love everybody despite age, your race, your sexual identity, your creed, your religion, your lack of religion." (WTOP/Kristi King) — Dan said he believes it’s “a spiritual principal to love everybody despite age, your race, your sexual identity, your creed, your religion, your lack of religion.” (WTOP/Kristi King)

Mike Bolds, Ife Bolds Jacob, Emile Smith at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. Ife Jacob, 5, said, "His dream was that everybody was treated fairly and that segregation would stop and that people wouldn't be hurt by the color of their skin." (WTOP/Kristi King) — Mike Bolds, Ife Bolds Jacob, Emile Smith at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. Ife Jacob, 5, said, “His dream was that everybody was treated fairly and that segregation would stop and that people wouldn’t be hurt by the color of their skin.” (WTOP/Kristi King)

#MLKJr. Peace Walk & Parade @MLKholidayDC115 @WTOP pic.twitter.com/VMsyOvVxwZ
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) January 15, 2018

Vintage cars slowly move down the road at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King) (WTOP/Kristi King)

#MLKJr. Peace Walk & Parade @MLKholidayDC115 @WTOP pic.twitter.com/iuoEvMR6SI
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) January 15, 2018

Garfield Prep Academy’s Marching Band perform at the MLK Peace Walk and Parade. (WTOP/Kristi King) (WTOP/Kristi King)

With @EliseGYoung #MLKJr. Peace Walk & Parade @MLKholidayDC115 @WTOP pic.twitter.com/01kgMsf8dE
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) January 15, 2018

An event-goer held a sign that said, “We all came in different, but we’re in the same boat now.” The sign also noted, “Or not, if you’re an indigenous person.” (WTOP/Kristi King) (WTOP/Kristi King)