WEDNESDAY: Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Cotton, Legalizing Marijuana

Jim Engster — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:52:50 +0000

Dr. Beau Kilmer, with the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, with what everyone needs to know about legalizing marijuana.

Jim talks with civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Cotton, who was a contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Remembrances of Civil Rights, Confederate Leaders Combined

Annie Gilbertson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:16:02 +0000

Schools around the country are closed Monday in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. But schools in the Deep South are also observing the birthday of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee.

Though Louisiana doesn't, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama all officially roll the holidays together and leave it to schools to communicate the confusing marriage to students. From the Southern Education Desk, Annie Gilbertson, reports on a Mississippi community college that has decided to name the combined observance, "Heritage Day."