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Ashby Flea Market shuts down for winter season, future uncertain; Plus: the living legacy of Dr Martin Luther King

0:08 – The historic, culturally iconic Ashby Berkeley Flea Market is closing temporarily, with the hopes that the shutdown will not become permanent. We speak with General Manager Joe Cokes and Board Member and Middle School Teacher Andrea Prichet about the temporary shutdown and what they’re doing to save this historical landmark.

0:34 – This weekend the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being celebrated throughout the country. In the East Bay Area, “In the Name of Love,” the 17th annual MLK tribute concert taking place on Sunday Jan. 20. We speak with Stacey Hoffman, Executive Director of Living Jazz, about the event and part of their mission to transform the lives of children through music.

0:48 – We hear Dr Martin Luther King Jr. give a sermon titled The Drum Major Instinct preached from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church February 4 1968 in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

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