Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Legacy

Elizabeth Hinton | America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s

In conversation with Jill Lepore, historian and bestselling and award-winning author of These Truths: A History of the United States , The Secret History of Wonder Woman , and If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future…

Leonard Pitts Jr. | Grant Park

Nationally syndicated Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his writing about race, culture, and politics. His first book, Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood , was…

David K. Shipler | Freedom of Speech: Mightier than the Sword

During his decades-long career as a columnist for the New York Times , David K. Shipler reported from the battlefields of Vietnam and Lebanon, was the Bureau Chief of both Moscow and Jerusalem, and was the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent…

Tavis Smiley | Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year

One of Time magazine’s most influential people, human rights advocate and broadcaster Tavis Smiley has been an “engaging and compelling” voice in the American discourse for over two decades.  He has hosted long-running and acclaimed…

Hampton Sides | Hellhound On His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the International Hunt for His Assassin

Hampton Sides is an acclaimed bestselling author and a National Magazine Award nominated journalist.  He won the PEN USA Award for nonfiction and the 2002 Discover Award from Barnes and Noble for Ghost Soldiers , a historical narrative…

Michael Eric Dyson | April 4, 1968

Often described as a hip-hop intellectual, Michael Eric Dyson is an ordained Baptist minister, a social analyst, and a professor at Georgetown University. His book Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? was a…