JAN 18, 2021 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Today, January 18, 2021, is Martin Luther King Day.  Twin Cities PBS invites you to listen to a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the University of Minnesota in 1967, followed by an interview hosted by Minnesota’s first African-American judge, L. Howard Bennett, during which they discuss ideas, methods and words of wisdom on how to achieve the goal of a free society for all https://www.tptoriginals.org/martin-luther-king-in-minnesota-full-episode/ Discover the “hidden history” of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George Bonga to the state’s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith. Tune in to “North Star: Making Change” Monday, Jan. 18 at 8pm on TPT 2.  Also on TPT 2 discover icons Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier.  “How It Feels To Be Free” premieres Monday, Jan. 18 at 9pm on TPT 2.