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KBCS Programs Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today on this observed day of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, KBCS is presenting feature programs for our public affairs, information and educational programming from 4am to 1pm, with 2 special music programs for the evening Roots Rock + Soul. 

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Councilmember Larry Gossett: From Harlem to the Mob Attack on the Country’s Capitol Building

A KBCS interview with one of our region’s powerful leaders, Councilmember Larry Gossett.  He served as King County Councilmember between the years of 1993 and 2019.  Councilmember Gossett was also an active Black Panther Party member and was a founding member of the University of Washington Black Student Union.  Listen to the experiences that transformed his life, and informed his approach to public service.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Seattle March

Thousands took the streets in Seattle on Monday for the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr Day March. KBCS’s Gol Hoghooghi and Yuko Kodama gathered sounds and interviews from the celebration.

        

        

 

 

The Impact of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination on Seattle

Aaron and Elmer Dixon were both detained on the day of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination in 1968.  They watched the cities burning after Dr. King’s death.  Not long after this event, the Dixon brothers went to the Bay Area where they met leaders of the Black Panther Party.  Listen in on how the death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King not only rocked the country, but Seattle’s Central District youth.

 

Photo courtesy of Civil Rights and Labor History Project