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Young Civil Rights Activists By the time he was 39 years old, Martin Luther King Junior had become a force to reckon with in the civil rights movement. As the country celebrates his birthday, who are the young civil rights leaders today?

Young Civil Rights Activists

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Young Civil Rights Activists

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By the time he was 39 years old, Martin Luther King Junior had become a force to reckon with in the civil rights movement. As the country celebrates his birthday, who are the young civil rights leaders today?

Guests:

Cory Booker, Newark mayoral candidate

Rhea Mokund, director of Listen Up!

Lawrence Patrick III, president and CEO of the Black Alliance for Educational Options

Yvonne Bynoe, author of Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership and Hip Hop Culture