In honor of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday earlier this month, Nimo and Jas traced the dream back to the 1960s at the height of the civil rights movement. Following the March on Washington and his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, authorizing the federal government to enforce desegregation and prohibit discrimination. We explored Dr. King's tremendous legacy and how that has impacted black people in the United States then and now. Press play to hear:  

• Reactions to Dr. King's "The Other America" speech on housing discrimination
• A comparison of social and economic measures within the black population from the 1960s to the present day, such as homeownership rates, incarceration rates, life expectancy, poverty level, education attainment, black-owned businesses, and more

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Read MLK's 'The Other America' Housing Speech As It Turns 55 Years Old - Inman 

King's Dream Remains an Elusive Goal; Many Americans See Racial Disparities

US Census Bureau: Black Americans: A Profile

The US Income Distribution: Trends and Issues 

Income of Families and Persons in the United States: 1960

Homeownership-Past, Present, and Future 

Black Homeownership Gap: Research Trends And Why The Growing Gap Matters  

Unemployment rate 2.7 percent for people ages 45 to 54, 8.3 percent for 16 to 24 in October 2018 

The Unfinished March: An Overview | Economic Policy Institute

Examining the Impact of Structural Racism on Food Insecurity: Implications for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities

Household Food Security in the United States in 2020

Obesity - United States, 1988--2008

The History of the MBDA | Minority Business Development Agency

20 Black-Owned Business Statistics for 2021

The Sentencing Project