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 and Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black liberation struggle they both influenced. Peniel Joseph is a professor of public affairs at the Lyndon B. […]
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 legacy means for us today. Here, at the Monday Buzz, though, it has become an annual tradition to hear from the man himself. So, here […]
King and the Other America with Sylvie Laurent
On today’s episode, guest host Norman Stockwell talks to Sylvie Laurent, author of King and the Other America: The Poor People’s Campaign and the Quest for Economic Equality.
Martin Luther King Day Celebration
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in downtown Madison continues to its conclusion. No Access Hour sceduled.
Martin Luther King Jr in Montgomery Alabama on March 5 1965
Today is the official celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on January 15, 1929. Over the course of today, you will hear many people talking about King’s legacy, including Milwaukee’s Valerie Daniels-Carter speaking from the state capitol and former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights chair Mary Frances Berry at […]
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peac...
A recording of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s acceptance speech at nobel peace prize ceremony.