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Building Movements with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Shaun King

Building Movements with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Shaun King

FromLibrary Talks


Building Movements with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Shaun King

FromLibrary Talks

ratings:
Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How have social justice movements evolved in the fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death? Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is an author and professor of African American Studies at Princeton University whose research examines race and public policy. Shaun King is a writer for The Intercept and prominent public activist speaking out against police brutality. They discussed race in America, why movements succeed or fail, Martin Luther King Jr.'s fluctuating reputation during his life and after his death, and the social movements they envision for tomorrow.
Released:
Apr 3, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Feed your brain every Sunday with the best live conversations from The New York Public Library. An eclectic mix of voices and perspectives, Library Talks features your favorite writers and the ones you’ll love next. Hosted by NYPL live event programmer, Aidan Flax-Clark.