This week on Under the Radar:
On this 39th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a look at the legacy and the future of the ongoing struggle for Black civil rights by the young people who’ve put it all on the line to lead it.
Guests:
Curtis Bunn , co-author of “ Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America ." Bunn is an award-winning journalist at NBC NEWS BLK and the bestselling author of 10 novels centering on Black life in America.
Patrice Gaines , co-author of “ Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America ." Gaines is a former Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of a memoir.
V.P. Franklin , author of “ The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers Who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. ” He is distinguished professor emeritus of history and education at the University of California, Riverside.
