NPR: Today's a Good Day

Today's a Good Day

An enlarged picture of a U.S. Postal Stamp in tribute to Alvin Ailey hangs on the wall at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Studio heaquarters in New York.

Jennifer Longmire, NPR

Lee, here.

Today wrapped up another special marker in the life of this program -- three days of broadcasting from the Big Apple to mark our launch on NPR member station WNYC in New York.

But the day is also significant for a number of other reasons. For one, trailblazing civil rights activist and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall would be 100 today, if he were still with us. So many folks owe more than a nod to his passionate fight to keep the nation honest about its proclaimed tenets of equality and justice.

Finally, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. We remembered the legacy of another towering trailblazer, Alvin Ailey, and the legendary dancer and choreographer who continues to carry her mentor's fiery torch of artistic expression. In addition to our on-air conversation today with Judith Jamison, see an audio slideshow of a behind-the-scenes look at Ailey's vision at work.

Lee Hill

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