
Social Justice
Rutgers archivist collecting Women’s March signs and memorabilia
Rutgers University is collecting Women's March signs and memorabilia to document the feminism and grassroots activism of the historic movement.
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In Puerto Rico, Philadelphia artists find activism in wake of hurricanes
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria may give rise to mobilized activism in Puerto Rico, finds a team of Philadelphia artists.
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Listen 2:15Delaware organization focuses on raising generation of ‘MLK’ leaders
A local organization remains committed to Wilmington youth especially when it comes to helping young boys become the next generation of leaders.
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50 years ago Dr. King told these Philly kids to lay a blueprint, and they did
King's speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in South Philadelphia urged them to make better lives. Many of them did.
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Listen 5:48Meet the fearless cook who secretly fed — and funded — the civil rights movement
Georgia Gilmore used the profits from selling her food to others in the movement to help pay for alternative transportation in Montgomery during the 381-day bus boycot.
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Poetry, race relations, and MLK
Guests: Tracy K. Smith, Jonathan Rieder, Michael Eric Dyson For today’s Martin Luther King Holiday, we’re goi ...
Air Date: January 15, 2018
Listen 50:28Vowing to uphold MLK’s mission
Some called Martin Luther King Jr. a visionary. Others called him a troublemaker. For Wilmington minister Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson, he was an inspiration.
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Leaders say Trump presidency is at odds with MLK’s legacy
The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.
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The civil rights activist whose name you’ve probably never heard
Dion Diamond was sitting at a "whites-only" lunch counter in Arlington, Va., in 1960 when a crowd started gathering around him.
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Daring to put legs on faith with the inspiration of MLK
Rising to the challenges of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy encompasses more than a day of service.
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Listen 6:22This is why King’s life, legacy, and hope still matter
Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in moving us forward, but much work remains to be done. I am hopeful for the future, because I believe there is more good than bad.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s decision to end DACA
A federal judge in California late Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Black Lives Matter, family press Philly DA to release inmate they say is innocent
Eric Riddicks' mother says he wasn't the killer in a 1991 homicide. She delivered the paperwork she says proves his innocence to new top prosecutor, Larry Krasner.
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