Jan 4th, 2009 · Host Liane Hansen and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams continue their series of discussions about the civil rights milestones that led to the election of Barack Obama. This week, they talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and politics, including King's Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott to force politicians to end segregation on the bus lines.
Dec 14th, 2008 · Liane Hansen and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams continue their series of discussions on the civil rights milestones that led to the election of Barack Obama. They discuss the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, and the state of racial discrimination in the U.S. leading up to that time. That includes reluctance to pass anti-lynching legislation, A. Philip Randolph's threat to Franklin D Roosevelt to organize a march on Washington if military industries did not hire blacks, segregation in the military, and the paltry representation of blacks in U.S. politics.
Dec 4th, 2008 · Odetta has left a 50-year legacy of freedom and celebration with her death on Dec. 2, 2008. In this interview with David Dye, recorded on Martin Luther King Day in 2004, Odetta speaks of her performance at the March on Washington and her music from an influential childhood in segregated America.
Nov 28th, 2008 · Devin Friedman, a senior correspondent for GQ magazine and a self-described "nice white boy," wanted to break the bonds of what he calls accepted self-segregation. After realizing he didn't have any black friends, he posted an ad on Craigslist.
Oct 9th, 2008 · The school would seek to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students from bullying. While some residents embrace the idea of the school, others say it would result in needless segregation. It would open in 2010, pending school board approval.
Sep 30th, 2008 · Author and blogger Bill Bishop argues that Americans are segregating themselves into ideologically-homogeneous communities. Now he worries that the majority of Americans are so comfortable in their beliefs that they can't even listen to opposing viewpoints.
Sep 20th, 2008 · During the late 1960s and early 70s Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen became the nation's first black and white comedy team. During a tense time of segregation and race riots, they won rave reviews — all the while facing down threats and heckling from audience members.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Many American children are learning in schools that do not reflect America's increasing racial diversity. Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum is author of the book Can We Talk About Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. Tatum talks about preparing young people to live in a multi-cultural world.