How does today's Black Lives Matter Movement compare to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s? Can BLM be informed by MLK's legacy?

This KGPC MLK Day episode features an interview with Dr. Clarence Jones, an advisor and advocate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also speak with Jarrod Sport, who produced the interview.

KGPC was so lucky to be able to be a part of Laney College's ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class final projects! Find projects with Anna Cortesio's class here. 

During the Fall 2016 semester, the Intermediate Listening and Speaking Students at Laney College conducted a semester-long study of films, videos and documentaries related to positive psychology, the science of happiness. For their final projects, they created these radio clips to share what they have learned with the greater Peralta community. Our students are English Language Learners from all around the world. They come from China, Colombia, Guatemala, Laos, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Taiwan, Sudan, Hong Kong, Burma, Iraq, Eritrea, and Vietnam.

KGPC was so lucky to be able to be a part of Laney College's ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) class final projects! 

During the Fall 2016 semester, the Intermediate Listening and Speaking Students at Laney College conducted a semester-long study of films, videos and documentaries related to positive psychology, the science of happiness. For their final projects, they created these radio clips to share what they have learned with the greater Peralta community. Our students are English Language Learners from all around the world. They come from China, Colombia, Guatemala, Laos, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Taiwan, Sudan, Hong Kong, Burma, Iraq, Eritrea, and Vietnam.

Justin Tipping is the director of the new feature film Kicks, in which 15-year-old Brandon goes on an ill advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve his stollen sneakers. The film is an entertaining and sobering look at the realities of inner city life, the concept of manhood, and the fetishization of sneaker culture. 

Tipping will be at Oakland's Grand Lake Theater for Q&A sessions at the 7:30pm and 10:00pm showings of Kicks on September 9th, opening night!

For more information, visit http://www.focusfeatures.com/kicks

Kathrine LaFleur grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lurking beneath the stairs where her grandmother kept a small, dusty library is one of her best childhood memories. She loves reading and writing books for children and young adults. She has many years of experience as an elementary school educator and enjoys visiting schools to talk with students about stories and writing. She currently lives in Oakland, CA where she joyfully pursues her passion of writing and publishing books.

An excerpt from Black Beat Bay Area Ep. 13: Flo Wiley interviews Brenda Payton and Sabah Williams of the Oakland Voices community journalism project. 

The application for the September-beginning course of Oakland Voices are available until August 22. For an application contact oaklandvoices5@gmail.com.