US of Ed SPECIAL: MLK’s legacy and the issues of Black America

“I first met Martin Luther King when he was preaching in Los Angeles, raising money for the movement…”

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination, Ed talks about his own meetings with MLK and his recollections of the ‘Bloody Sunday’ Selma march, as well as the fragmentation of black America and MLK’s legacy. In part two of the special, Ed and Sean discuss all the issues facing black America today including police brutality and rates of incarceration, family, unemployment, as well as black America’s voting rights and role in the democratic process.

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