Rebroadcast: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s ‘Beyond Vietnam Speech with Harry Belafonte, Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr, Jeremy Scahill, Marc Lamont King, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Rashad Robinson
On this week's show: We revisit our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech. Hollywood legend and activist Harry Belafonte discusses his friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King. Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr talks about the backlash his friend faced after the “Beyond Vietnam” speech. Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill looks at American militarism. Professor and author Marc Lamont Hill, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson of the ‘Highlander Research and Education Center’ and Rashad Robinson from ‘Color of Change’ look at the future and the future of the Civil Rights movement.
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