Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade 2011

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Leilani Paris, 9, Javion Taylor, 16 months, Hailee Smith, 9, and Ivy Lockett, 8, left to right, hold up a sign asking for peace and understanding at the 31st annual Martin Luther King, Jr., parade in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.Kathy Lightee, in dark glases behind them, watches. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Sylvia Jackson of Sacramento, Calif. watches the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Masons Tarra Green-Jackson, grand worthy matron in the Desert Rose Grand Chapter OES, and Franklin Briggs, right, the grand worthy patron appear in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Brijon Ratliff, 19, with Delta Academy Step, dances in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Aleigha Kennedy, 6, center, watches the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A faux Julius Caesar and Cleopatra represent Caesars Entertainment in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s image is seen on a Laborer's International Union Local 872 van in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Gov. Brian Sandoval waves to the crowd during the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Radio DJ Margarita Edwards, third from left, dances on the Hot 97.5 float in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Kira Agee, center top, and daughter Ty'Anna Agee, 9, center, watch the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Members of S?ka Gakkai International, a buddhist group, march in the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.

JESSICA EBELHAR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Maeson Montoya, 6, watches the city's 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in downtown Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2011.