LAPD Walk the Talk Banners

 

"Over Memorial Day weekend, LAPD paraded through the streets of downtown, LA for the second installment of “Walk the Talk” – our biennial parade/performance that takes to the streets to honor Skid Row visionaries and their initiatives. We activated the neighborhood with a booming celebration and inducted eight new honorees into the Walk the Talk Hall of Fame!

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We assembled at Gladys Park in Skid Row. The sounds of the Mudbug Brass band filled the park and beautiful handcrafted quilted portraits of the honorees, created by artist Brian Dick, were held high for everyone to see. There, we danced to the tunes, waiting for the highly anticipated addition to the parade, Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead” – a recreation of Mike Kelley’s childhood home, on wheels, towed by a semi-truck! Inside the “Mobile Homestead,” we had pictures, videos and historical information about previous Walk the Talk honorees, and a Skid Row History Timeline. The “Mobile Homestead” pulled up and we were ready to roll, literally."