In this episode, Ikhlas and Lane are joined by the founder of Campaign for School Equity, Mendell Grinter, to commemorate the date of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination 50 years ago. They discuss why Dr. King’s dream is still relevant today and what needs to be done to see it completely realized in the future. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/09_-_Education_Post_-_MLK_50th.mp3] u003ch3u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eLane and Ikhlas catch up since it’s been a long time since their last episode [1:29]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow the commemoration of Dr. King’s assassination resonates with Ikhlas and Lane [5:41]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow this commemoration is a great opportunity to reflect on the progress toward’s Dr. King’s dream [15:53]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhat Dr. King’s assassination means to Mendell as a resident of Memphis [25:29]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhether or not education is the primary civil rights issue of our times [29:09]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eThe impact that Brown v. Board of Education had on Memphis and how that has affected the city’s current integration efforts [37:16]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhat success of the dream looks like in Memphis [41:55]u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow close we are to realizing Dr. King’s dream [46:21]u003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“We spend way too much time trying to figure out which of these issues is the issue that we fix and it solves everything, and honestly, I think we should know by now that it just doesn’t work like that.” – Mendell Grinteru0022] u003ch3u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022http://educationdream.com/u0022u003eu003cemu003eAn Education Dreamu003c/emu003eu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022#u0022u003eCampaign for School Equityu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/mendellgrinteru0022u003e@mendellgrinteru003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/ForSchoolEquityu0022u003e@ForSchoolEquityu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e
Episode 09: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Assassination
