MLK's Voting Rights Legacy; America's Strata

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 19, 2015

Brian was joined by MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry last night to co-host WNYC's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. We hear excerpts from the event's conversation on voting rights 50 years after King. Plus: an update on America's social stratification, in poster form. 

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Short-term pain for a long-term train: MTA subway construction upends life in East Harlem

Heavy construction kicked off earlier this year on the MTA's push to extend the Q line to East 125th Street.
Gothamist |

The Newest New Yorkers

Sideya Sherma talks about the department's new report on the demographic makeup of New York City's immigrants.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

The Shoe Thrower

The world around you is falling apart, and no one is listening. How far do you go to be heard?
Radiolab |

F@#$ the AI Overlords

A guide to getting AI to work for us, and not the other way around.
On the Media |
YOU ARE ONLINE