Madison in the Sixties – March, 1962, when race and racism dominated a city council campaign and campus cinematography. As the month opens, south side alder and painter’s union boss […]
The media’s version of MLK Jr. vs the real MLK Jr
Jared A. Ball, professor of communication and Africana studies at Morgan State University, author of “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power” and host of the podcast iMiXWHATiLIKE! spends […]
Madison in the Sixties – the Rev. Dr. King Comes to Town
Madison in the Sixties – Dr. King comes to town March 30, 1962. In a speech entitled “the future of integration,” the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tells an […]
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr’s Radical Politics
On the heels of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, today guest host Karma Chávez spends the hour discussing MLK’s legacy and the impacts of commemorating him with professor Jared A. […]
The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
For today’s show, Thursday host Allen Ruff is in conversation with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book, The Sword and the Shield, on the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1967: “The Three Evils of SocietyR...
January 20, 2020 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Throughout the day, a variety of events take place, and speakers around the nation offer their interpretation of what Dr. King’s […]