Nearly a million people showed up for the Bud Billiken Day parade in Chicago on Saturday and saw Dr. Ian, honorary grand marshal for this year’s parade, and The Challenge team aboard the parade’s first float.
![]() | Thousands more came out to experience The Challenge event that afternoon in Washington Park, where Dr. Ian was joined by several artists and friends: Common, Musiq Soulchild, Harvey Walden IV, Slick Rick, Rob Base, Tom Joyner, J. Anthony Brown and Da Brat, just to name a few. |
Thank you to everyone who made it out the park and congratulations to every Challenge participant—we’re a community of nearly 200,000 strong and growing!
Keep telling your friends to join us!

Tom Joyner and Dr. Ian

Common performing in Chicago

Comments (1)
I see you on BET all the time. I'm a Bi-Stater. Meaning, I grew up 23 years in Michigan. Both: Flint and Detroit. Moved 2 KY in 2002. The home of a lot of the country ass participants on the Jerry Springer show. Some hillarious stuff, and to actually see them in person: imagine that. Kentucky is also where I was born.
I like decorating. Doing family things. Hanging out with my sister is a great thing. My father has children with another woman, and when I moved to Kentucky I got to get to know my family. Spending time with my familyIs priceless to me.
Morganfield, Kentucky and UnionTown, Kentucky. I like it because it's not so Quaint that everyone attends the same parties. In my opinion: I'd have to say it's quaint enough to tolerate.
It's a small world. And there are hoods in every one of them...
Well I have to get off to work.
Posted by DaChi | September 14, 2007 9:56 AM
Posted on September 14, 2007 09:56