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The impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 2026

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The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington in 2011
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The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington in 2011

On this episode of The Art of the Story, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

NEA Jazz Master and saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Martin Luther King III talk about the impact of Dr. King.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.