
Monday Morning Politics with Kai Wright; Schomburg Center's Joy Bivins; Your Memories of MLK; Jacqueline Woodson; When Did You First ‘See Yourself’ in a Book?
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 17, 2022
Coming up on today's show:
- Kai Wright, host of the WNYC podcast The United States of Anxiety, talks about the push for voting rights in the United States today and in history.
- Joy Bivins, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, talks about her first year leading the Center, current and upcoming exhibits, and how the organization is adapting to the pandemic.
- Listeners reflect on Martin Luther King Jr., if they knew him, heard him speak, or have a quote or two they hold dear.
- Jacqueline Woodson, author of the National Book Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2014) and more, talks about how Dr. King's life and legacy have influenced her work, from her prize-winning grade school poem to her calling to write for children who might not see themselves in books.
- Listeners call in with their stories on the first time they ever saw themselves reflected in literature.
Transcripts are posted to segments as soon as they are available.


