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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (discoverblackheritage/flickr)

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Duration: 2 hours

Venue: Brooklyn Museum

200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York

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As Americans face the harshest economy in a generation, WNYC explores the contemporary relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's fight for economic justice for all. This January 16^th, join WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, WQXR's Terrance McKnight, and Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Perry to celebrate MLK and his passionate advocacy for equal access to the American dream.

Moderators:

• Brian Lehrer, host of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
• Terrance McKnight, host of WQXR's All Ears with Terrance McKnight
• Melissa Harris-Perry, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University

Panelists: 

• Roy Innis, National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
• Obery Hendricks, Professor of Biblical Interpretation at New York Theological Seminary and commentator on the intersection of religion, politics and social policy in America
• Christine Yvette Lewis, Organizer with Domestic Workers United
• Jeanne Theoharis, Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, specializing in contemporary politics of race and gender, social policy, and urban studies
• Peniel Joseph, Professor of History and author of Waiting ‘til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama
• Natalia Aristizabal-Betancur, Youth Organizer at Make The Road New York