January 20, 2014, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year, many are commemorating the 50th anniversary of his historical march on Washington, which took place on August 28, 1963. In this edition of MinneCulture, KFAI presents a conversation with Minnesota civil rights activists who were there. Producer Susan Gray interviews Dr. Josie Johnson, Reverend Rollie Robinson, and Max Fallek in this audio documentary: “Minnesota Freedom Marchers Reflect on the Fight for Justice.”

1/22/2014 House Party

House Party

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1/22/2014 Freewheelin'

Freewheelin'

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Part 2 of the 8th Annual “Dearly Departed” program. David Cummings host of KFAI’s Rockin’ In Rhythm and I took a look back at some of the artists who passed away in 2013. Thanks to David for all his hard work. Part 1 of Dearly Departed aired on his show on Monday. Click “Episode Details” for the full playlist.

1/22/2014 Stone Soup

Stone Soup

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1/22/2014 The Morning Blend

The Morning Blend

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Music Host: David Cummings
News Host: Robert Easley
Producer: Mike Fischbein
Engineer: Mike Stapp

1/22/2014 Echo Chamber

Echo Chamber

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Tonight The Echo Chamber commemorated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. – featuring the “I Have A Dream” speech as well as parts of several other speeches. But of course, it was the great music which fit the theme and really made the show… This included tracks like KnowledgeBorn07’s “Overcome”, Black Roots’ “Struggle Dub”, Daddy Roots’ “We Shall Overcome”, “Makers of Africa” from M.L.K., Human Digital’s “Trouble Ahead”, Black Symbol’s “Nothing for the Poor”, DJ Spooky’s “Freedom Reign”, Louie Kulcha’s “How Long Dub”, Johnny Osbourne’s “Truth and Rights”, and tracks from the “MLK Dub” album on the Xterminator label. Also tonight, recent releases from Sebastian Sturm & Exile Airline, Talisman, and Super Hi-Fi, plus more great tunes from Bob Marley & the Wailers, Clinton Fearon, Josh Heinrichs, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Aston “Familyman” Barrett, Cheb i Sabbah, Jah Wobble & Deep Space, Scientist/Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub, and many more…

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