The anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination prompts us to find this strong CBC interview with him weeks before his death in 1965.
One of the most extraordinary minds of American and global history, W.E.B. Du Bois penned the famous line that "the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line." He is a formative voice for many of the people who gave us the Civil Rights Movement. But his passionate, poetic words speak to all of us navigating the ever-unfolding, unfinished business of civil rights. We bring Du Bois' life and ideas into relief for the 21st century — featuring one of the last interviews the great Maya Angelou gave before her death.
was a poet, educator, and activist. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000. She is most well-known for her series of seven autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
is the Thomas E. Donnelley Professor of African American Studies at Yale University. She wrote and delivered "Praise Song for the Day" at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration. Her most recent book of poems is Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems, 1990-2010.