Challenge 2.0 Activism, Faith and the Media Part One

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‘Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars’. That line came from the last speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior-one day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. It recognized the and confronted the injustice, prejudice and alienation prevalent in the 1960’s…the hope that change was possible, and the commitment to make that a reality. The change did not come easily, but come it did…and in no small part because of the participation of faith communities and the news media. Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was shot and killed for his witness…there are almost daily reminders that injustice, prejudice and alienation remain. In this episode of Challenge 2.0, we re-examine the influence of faith communities and the media during the turbulent era of the 1960’s. Activism, faith and the media…from the 1960’s to today.