MLK: A Global Vision for Justice

VOA's Chief of Live Programming and Special Events Ralph Robinson greets the audience prior to the beginning of the show.

(From L to R) Host Shaka Ssali, Reverend Aniedi Okure, Faustine Wabwire, Professor Robert Vinson and Dr. Sherri Williams.

Dr. Sherri Williams (right) is an Associate Professor at American University School of Communication. She is an award winning journalist and media researcher whose work focuses on how marginalized groups, especially women of color, are portrayed in the media.

Audience members reflect in deep thought, including Africa Division Director Negussie Mengesha (second from the right).

Faustine Wabwire (center) is the Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst for Bread for the World, a non profit organization that seeks strategies on ways to end hunger . She has been published extensively and worked in a number of positions in academia, research and international development.

Dr. Robert Vinson (center) is Dr. Robert Vinson is an Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the College of William and Mary. He has published numerous books including The Americans are Coming!: The Dream of African American Liberation in Segregationist South Africa and Albert Luthuli: Mandela before Mandela.

Fr. Aniedi Okure is the Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network. He has contributed to numerous research projects at Catholic University's Institute for Policy Research.  He has taught an numerous universities including Catholic University of America, The George Washington University, the University of California Davis, and the University of Ife, Nigeria.