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Below are the special programs airing on Radio Baha'i in celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SUNDAY and TUESDAY, 10am, 7pm, midnight – Peace Talks: MLK: Three Landmark Speeches
Peace Talks Radio producer Paul Ingles interviews two leading King scholars, asking each to pick speeches from those years to focus on. You’ll hear from Dr. Vincent Harding, Professor of Religion and Social Transformation at Illiff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado and a personal friend and speech writing colleague of Dr. King in the 1960’s. Also mixed into our program, you’ll hear Dr. Clayborne Carson, who at Coretta Scott King’s request, has been directing the King Papers Project since 1985. Dr. Carson established the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University in 2005. The speeches these scholars chose were… King’s last address, the night before his assassination in Memphis in April, 1968. Also, the speech he made a year to the day before he was killed, called “Beyond Vietnam,” in which Dr. King came out publicly and explicitly in opposition to the Vietnam War. And from March of 1965, Dr. King’s remarks that he made at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery marches, considered a turning point in the struggle for Voting Rights and equality for African Americans.

MONDAY / KING DAY, 12:00 - 3:00 PM – The Movement – The King Years
"The Movement – The King Years," is a contemporary look at the struggle for equality in America from the early fifties through the turbulent sixties and seventies through music and narration. The program is narrated by actor Flex Alexander and singer Shanice Wilson.

Currently running – King: A Countdown to the Holiday, a series of fifteen 1-minute programs that are airing everyday this week.
King: A Countdown to the Holiday is an intimate portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a combination of actualities, music and host comments. Hosted by the late Avery Brooks, each of the fifteen 60 second vignettes will reveal a facet of Dr. King’s character and beliefs as we listen to excerpts from his speeches and comments from those who knew and loved him best. This award-winning series is a perfect prelude to the celebration of one of our nation’s finest leaders.

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Williamsburg County NAACP’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade featuring Octavia Mitchell of WCBD channel 2 news Charleston, SC as Grand Marshall will take place Saturday, January 18 at 10:00am in Kingstree. For more information or participate, call 843-426-4468 or 843-426-4144

The Georgetown Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will hold its annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scholarship banquet, Saturday, January 18, at 7:06pm, at the Glisson Center, Bethel AME Church Georgetown. The speaker will be Marlon E. Kimpson, Senator, S.C. District 42. For tickets contact Morant and Morant at 843-527-2448 or any Member of the Georgetown chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

People to People of Hartsville will hold its annual MLK Commemorative Service on Monday, Jan. 20 at 12 noon at Kay Branch Baptist Church, 1801 N. Fifth St. Writer and radio personality and talk show host Bhakti Larry Hough, program director for WLGI-FM 90.9 FM (Radio Baha'i) of Hemingway, will be the keynote speaker. For info, contact Clayton Richardson at 843.332.3420.

Francis Marion University and the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce will host the 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Thursday, January 16th. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the McNair Science Building’s Chapman Auditorium. The overall sponsor for this free event is McLeod Health. The keynote speaker is Re. Gilda Cobb-Hunter – S.C. District 66 (Orangeburg County). For more information, call the Dean of Student’s Office at (843)661-1182.

Coastal Carolina University will celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Wednesday, January 15th, from 7-9 p.m. at the Wheelwright Auditorium. This campus wide event celebrates unity and diversity. The Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors (Gospel Choir) will also be a part of this celebration. For ticket Information, please contact the Wheelwright Box Office at 843-349-ARTS (2787.

The Carolina African American Heritage Foundation is hosting its Freedom Rally during Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Jan. 18 through 20, 2014. A weekend of events will include a Carolina talent search MLK tribute, a corporate and community awards breakfast, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. A full listing of events and a schedule can be found at CarolinaAfricanHeritageFoundation.org.

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We hope many of you have enjoyed 'Music for Madiba,' the songs we have been playing this week in a tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela.

Here's some more information about the songs in the medley, in the order they were played:

 

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Today we will be playing a special hour-long show about Nelson Mandela, the recently-departed former President of South Africa and civil rights icon. The program will air at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and again at midnight.

"Ideas: The Mandela Tapes" was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and features interviews with Mandela and stories about Mandela from people who knew him.

If you miss our broadcast, you can listen to the full show on the CBC's website here.

Please give us your thoughts on the program in the comments below, on Facebook, tweet us @RadioBahai, or via email

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Recently Winamp's parent company, AOL, announced that the service would no longer be available after December 20. If you have been using Winamp to listen to Radio Baha'i online, you will still be able to listen to us using the application, but some other features of Winamp will no longer work, and it will no longer be available for download.

You can also listen to Radio Baha'i using other programs, like Windows Media Player, iTunes and VLC. Remember that sometimes it can take more than a minute for these applications to connect and start playing music. See this post for instructions.

As always, let us know any questions or comments you have by sending an email to info@wlgi.org or in the comments below.

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