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What the Corporate Media Won't Tell You about MLK | Interview with Drs. Jared Ball & Wilmer Leon

Abby Martin hosts a discussion on the 'whitewashing' of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking with Howard University Professor Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, and Morgan State University Professor Dr. Jared A. Ball, about the aspects of MLK's life that the corporate media overlooks.

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