Stephon Clark. Saheed Vassell. Skyrocketing poverty and black incarceration rates. Are we upholding King’s fight for justice?

On this episode of “Let Your Voice Be Heard!,” Selena Hill, Stanley Fritz, and Ilyssa Fuchs reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King’s life, legacy, and the progress – or the lack thereof — that has been made in the in wake of the 50th anniversary of his assassination. They also spoke to Rachel Knox, a former city council candidate in Memphis and the current Thriving Arts and Culture Program Officer for the Hyde Family Foundation.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/02/22/5-facts-about-blacks-in-the-u-s/

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/

Want to learn more about King? Check out one of his most famous speeches, Letters from Birmingham Jail. https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Check out this awesome speech from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s granddaughter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvskFQN-4eY

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