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A minority politics scholar assesses black progress 52 years after MLK’s death based on poverty, jobs and wealth. ‘In some ways,’ she concludes, ‘we’ve barely budged as a people.’

King Jr., remembered today mainly for his non violent resistance, was a radical reformer who called for a fundamental redistribution of economic power and resources .

King Jr., remembered today mainly for his non violent resistance, was a radical reformer who called for a fundamental redistribution of economic power and resources .

Anyway. >> turns out, a lot of people died in squid games. >> it wasnt the feel good story i was expecting. >> welcome wagon has arrived. >> on the other end of the spectrum, best series of the year. the wonderful, happy, rollicking ted lasso. >> ted lasso has done more for soccer in the u.s. than david bec beckhams button and thats saying a lot. ♪ >> best reboot of a long ago favorite, the wonder years. kevin and his crew were out. a whole new family was in. >> it was 1968. the year i turned ...

Soccer in the u.s. than david beckhams butt. and that is saying a lot. >> i dont think somebody as nice as him would be tolerated in the world of english football. ill just say that. >> best reboot of a long ago favorite, the wonder years, kevin and his crew were out. a whole new family was in. >> it was 1968. the year i turned 12. >> i just love that concept, because what was so great about the wonder years which i grew up on, was that it was every family. it could have been any family, and yet...

>> my father had a grocery store in washington, d.c. in 1968. i was about 12. my father was working his store, and they were expecting a riot. about 10:00 that night, we get a phone call the store burned to the ground. ill never forget this. my father stood in front of the store and cried. my father was huge man. and in the meantime, i saw black people lining up over here. it was like, you know, dad, these guys, all these people are lining up. and my dad, oh, i mow these people.

1968 is also the first year america ever had an integrated electorate. think about that. the first presidential year after the 1965 voting rights act was the first time a multiracial democracy was actually recognized fully by the constitution and by legislation. so were really only about 56 years old. what happened in 1958 was the two clashing views of slavery and freedom, of power and identity and faith, and what worries me most is what happened in 1858 was the power of passion and pride to ove...

He occasionally advises joe biden on historical speeches and present matters. we were having a conversation, one i should credit josh steiner, said to me, so the question is, is this 1858 or 1968? in other words, let me explain for people. 1858 being when the tensions in the country broke the entire political or even the constitutional system. 1968, being a period of enormous turmoil but somehow the country came through and it was resilient and ten years later, 15 years later, things looked fine...

Together. >> thats a great metaphor. >> its like good, democratic political work is like that, too. its tough, period. >> this is one of them. and i say to people oh, the last five years and we cant recover. the civil rights movement will be counted from brown in 1954 and that is to now to ignore everything that happens before brown. lets take it from 1954 to 1968 when dr. king is assassinated, fair housing act, last big bill is passed. thats 14 years. were talking about the last five years, oh,...

World war, there is horrible things that is happened to this country. anybody thats young and think this is the worst that we have been through, look at 1968. look at ken burns documentary in vietnam. for people thinking this is the most racist time we have ever been through. hah! we didnt even move towards the promise. >> there is a total lack of perspective, lets be blunt. i grew up and when i had friends who were on the left so many