MLK Day Show: The ACLU's Fight Against Racism, Black Theater At The Apollo

A new documentary features the work of former ACLU director Jeffrey Robinson as he chronicles the history and enduring legacy of racism in America. Filmmakers Emily & Sarah Kunstler, and Jeffery Robinson, attorney and former deputy director of the ALCU, join to discuss their film, 'Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.'

[REBROADCAST] Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan joined us to discuss their new children’s book, A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story, which tells the true story of Langley, who became the first child to desegregate the Gwynn Oaks Amusement Park in Baltimore.

For WNYC's annual MLK event at Harlem's Apollo Theater, Alison spoke with some key players in African American theater about activism and art. Joining Alison on the Apollo stage were Jonathan McCrory, director of the National Black Theatre of Harlem, and Trezana Beverly, the first African-American actress to receive a Tony Award for “Best Featured Actress in a Play” for the 1977 Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

[REBROADCAST] The new HBO documentary “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks” provides a portrait of the acclaimed photographer and his legacy, via interviews with fans including Spike Lee, Ava Duvernay, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and reflections from photographers whom Parks influenced. Director John Maggio and photographer Jamel Shabazz joined to talk about the film.

[REBROADCAST] Andy Lanset, the director of archives at WNYC, joined us for a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day edition of "Andy in the Archives."