The Great Importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Year

Los and Bertram discuss the importance of MLK Day in America. Is it more about celebrating a key figure in our history or what he stood for? What is race and how does it define our nation in a trying time? Thank you for listening! We love you. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, spread the word about this podcast. Resources from this episode: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/martin-luther-king-day (What is MLK Day?) https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-luther-king-jr (Biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) https://www.vox.com/2014/10/10/6943461/race-social-construct-origins-census (Vox - Race isn't real) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-genetics-science-africa/ (National Geographic - Race is a made-up label) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6MVjwnNIg4 (Michael Che stand-up - "Black Lives Matter") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78n_FK0CK70 (Bill Nye explains skin color) https://www.vox.com/2016/6/11/11905396/franchesca-ramsey-mtv-racism-decoded (Race isn't biologically real) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cHIWtl8PNk (Author Kwame Alexander reads his beautiful poem, The Undefeated)