On MLK Day: Reflecting on Black pioneers who carried the dream

It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the crew at “Florida Matters Live & Local” is honoring King’s legacy and the work of other Black trailblazers.

We begin by hearing how King inspired the late Georgia congressman John Lewis to become a civil rights icon, then revisit a conversation with Tampa-area politician Arthenia Joyner.

If you ever wondered what it would be like to hear King talk in person, there’s a local impersonator who reenacts his speeches and writings for audiences. He’s on the show…

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