The Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest African-American parade in the United States, taking place every August in the ...

Affectionately known as “The Bud,” the back-to-school celebration featured actor LaRoyce Hawkins as the grand marshal.

Saturday’s 96th parade celebrating the Black community shows the “longevity of the African American family and the support ...

1929: The first Bud Billiken Parade was hosted by Chicago Defender founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott as a way to thank the ...