{"id":3345,"date":"2023-08-11T18:41:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:01:27","slug":"bud-billiken-parade-returns-aug-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/bud-billiken-parade-returns-aug-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bud Billiken Parade returns &#8211; Aug 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3345\" class=\"elementor elementor-3345\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-545fd89c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"545fd89c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fcc6f3b\" data-id=\"3fcc6f3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39203d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39203d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic (also known as The Bud Billiken Day Parade) is an annual parade in Chicago, Illinois, and is the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States. Since 1929, it has always been held on the second Saturday in August.<\/p>\n<p>Filled with family and community fun, the parade kicks off at 10 a.m. at 35th Street and King Drive. It will travel south down King Drive, ending with a party and picnic in Washington Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h1><strong>About the Founder<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-Robert-Abbott-2-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-Robert-Abbott-2-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-Robert-Abbott-2-131x150.jpg 131w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-Robert-Abbott-2.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Sengstacke Abbott was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and editor who founded The Chicago Defender in 1905.\u00a0 Deemed &#8216;the world&#8217;s greatest weekly&#8217; publication, especially for African Americans at that time, and is still in on-line publication to this day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"cite_ref-WP2002_19-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>The focus of the parade is on the betterment of Chicago youth. The parade features celebrities, politicians, businessmen, civic organizations and youth. It occurs in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago&#8217;s south side and concludes in Washington Park. National and international celebrities have attended and some have served as the parade&#8217;s Grand Marshal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-J-Ivy.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i>Grammy-winning Chicago poet <strong>J. Ivy<\/strong> <\/i><i>will serve as this year&#8217;s parade&#8217;s Grand Marshal<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Who is Bud Billiken?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Bud Billiken is a <b>fictional character created in 1923 by Abbott<\/b>, who had been considering adding a youth section with cartoons and other youth-geared fun to the Chicago Defender newspaper. While dining at a Chinese restaurant he noticed a Billiken (charm doll). Bud was short for &#8216;Buddy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u00a0<a title=\"Great Depression\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\">Great Depression<\/a>, Abbott featured the Bud Billiken character in his newspaper as a symbol of pride, happiness and hope for black residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3354 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-mascot.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The parade is one that brings Chicago out to celebrate and marks the nearing of summer&#8217;s end and a reminder that Chicago schools&#8217; start for the Fall is right around the corner.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B.1951.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Beverly Glenn, 12, Elizabeth Barnes, 11, and Rita Black, were baton twirlers in the Bud Billiken Parade of 1951. Photo by the Chicago Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3357 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-1948-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-1948-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-1948-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bud-B-1948.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>South Side beauties ride in the Bud Billiken Parade on Aug. 7, 1948.\u00a0(Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellowship Fleet Limousine and Bus Compa<\/strong><strong>ny<\/strong> can transport you and your family to and from the parade, or for any other event.\u00a0 Book your transportation <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/reservations\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic (also known as The Bud Billiken Day Parade) is an annual parade in Chicago, Illinois, and is the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States. 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