“A man has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his own individual concerns, to the broader concerns of all humanity.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking at the New Covenant Baptist Church, in Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 1967.
Dr. King would be murdered in Memphis less than one year later.
On this special edition of Midday honoring the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, we’ll meet three people for whom every day is a day of service, and whose animating force and deep-seated passions are centered, as Dr. King said, in the broader concerns of humanity.
Tom's first guest is is Sharayna Christmas, an artist, teacher and activist who is the founder of MUSE 360, an organization that works with young African Americans to increase their life skills and broaden their understanding of Black history.
Tom's next guest is Cjay Philip, the founder and artistic director of Dance & Bmore, and creator of Bmore Broadway Live, a performing arts group that taps into the talent of local youth.
Tom's final guest is Phyllis Gilmore, president of the Woodbourne-McCabe Community Association and vice-president of the York Road Partnership.
Today's conversations were recorded, so we're not taking any live comments or questions.
(The clip of Dr. King at the beginning of this program was inadvertently omitted from Monday's radio broadcast. It has been restored to this post.)
