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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sounds Like Forever

Arts, Culture & Media

At this point, just two days before Christmas, you’re probably waking up at odd hours with ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ playing on that radio station inside your head. Some songs never seem to go away. And then there are those that really don’t. This month, “Studio 360” has been featuring some of this year’s […]

50 Years After the March on Washington, A Look At Dreams for the Next 50 Years

Reflecting on the March on Washington

Remembering the March on Washington & Next Steps for Civil Rights

Revisiting the Civil Rights Movement Ahead of the March on Washington’s 50th Anniversary

Minister suggests honoring Martin Luther King Jr. by addressing structural poverty

Business, Economics and Jobs

Rather than visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the National Mall or tuning into the NBA basketball game tonight honoring King, Rev. William Lamar suggests we should be looking for ways to address poverty in America.

Malcolm X interview

Global Politics

In a 1960s interview, Malcolm X talks passionately about the deep roots of segregation and condemns Martin Luther King’s methods.

Broadway play imagines Martin Luther King’s last moments

Arts, Culture & Media

A new Broadway play called “The Mountaintop” imagines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s private moments in his hotel room in the hours leading up to his death.

Students in the civil rights movement

Global Politics

Fifty years ago, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee mobilized young people across the country in an effort to end segregation.

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on ‘Bob Edwards Weekend’

Global Politics

The author and social commentator evaluates the candidacy of Barack Obama and the fate of Black America.