Z Generation Starts Revolution

By Vinette K. Pryce Special Assignment   Isaiah II:6 “…A Little Child Shall Lead Them”      “Welcome to the revolution!” Cameron Kasky of the Z Generation and Stoneman Douglas student said.  The audience,  millions of television viewers and huge crowd packing at least 10 blocks […]

“50 Years After Dr. MLK: A Dream Deferred”

Theater in the Village of Harlem and WNYC are partnering for the 5th  year to present WNYC’s 12th  annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred,” as part of the Apollo’s Uptown Hall series. WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning host […]

Dr King’s lasting impact on equity in education

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began with his own education.  “He clearly had an advanced, refined educational foundation from Booker T. Washington High […]

Fifty Years Ago

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, turned 39 years old fifty years ago.  Assassinated on April 4, 1968, he didn’t make it to 40.  Yet in his scant 39 years on the planet, he upended the ways we think about race, […]