In school we learn that, from its inception, the United States avoided the class sins of Europe, creating a level playing field without noblemen or kings, where those from the most humble backgrounds could succeed. Accordingly, class is usually missing from the history we’re taught. Yet historian Steve Fraser argues that the vision of American … Continued
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, and is widely remembered for his speech, ‘I Have a Dream.’ Journalist Gary Younge analyzes the King’s speech, delivered on the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, highlighting the day’s tensions, and the importance of remembering the entirety of King’s message and evolution as a … Continued
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we speak with poet and author Jessica Care Moore about her upcoming Black Women Rock event. And later we listen to an excerpt from Dr. King Jr.
we play a number of speeches of Dr King. One is him speaking to youth at a middle school in Philadelphia. The other is him speaking at in August 1967 about his entrance into the civil rights movement.
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Davey speaks with activist Dorsey Nunn; we remember Rev. Martin Luther King’s speech against Vietnam war.
The Impossible Revolution: A Syrian Dissident on How a Fight Against a Dictator Became a Proxy War; The Future of Syria: As Aleppo Falls, What Comes Next in a Country Shattered by War? Marcus Garvey Inspired Millions, from MLK to Mandela; Now His Son Is Asking Obama to Pardon Him.
The Impossible Revolution: A Syrian Dissident on How a Fight Against a Dictator Became a Proxy War; The Future of Syria: As Aleppo Falls, What Comes Next in a Country Shattered by War? Marcus Garvey Inspired Millions, from MLK to Mandela; Now His Son Is Asking Obama to Pardon Him.
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Sunday morning in San Francisco, California, members of the Anti-Police Terror Project and Asians4BlackLives, a Bay Area group of Asian community organizers, held a community intervention in front of Ed Lee’s home to demand that he fire Police Chief Suhr and all officers involved in the murders of Mario Woods, Amilcar Lopez, and Alex Nieto. … Continued
This is a special encore edition. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. But it nearly didn’t happen. On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin … Continued
News headlines. Archival sound: Martin Luther King Jr. 1964 London the “lost” tape.
