Young activists are the past, present and future of the racial justice movement

<p>This week on <em>Under the Radar</em>:</p> <p>On this 39th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a look at the legacy and the future of the ongoing struggle for Black civil rights by the young people who’ve put it all on the line to lead it.</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.curtisbunn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curtis Bunn</a></strong>, co-author of “<strong><a href="https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/michael-h-cottman/say-their-names/9781538737842/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America</a></strong>." Bunn is an award-winning journalist at NBC NEWS BLK and the bestselling author of 10 novels centering on Black life in America.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://patricegaines.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patrice Gaines</a></strong>, co-author of “<strong><a href="https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/michael-h-cottman/say-their-names/9781538737842/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America</a></strong>." Gaines is a former Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of a memoir.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.cs.hmc.edu/%7Ermehlinger/ucrhistorydraftsite/People/Faculty/Franklin/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V.P. Franklin</a></strong>, author of “<strong><a href="https://youngcrusaders.org/the-young-crusaders/#thebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers Who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.</a></strong>” He is distinguished professor emeritus of history and education at the University of California, Riverside.</p>