[image: bf379e8b-b58e-4e57-b59a-f0feda61869d.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report for January 18, 2026 Timely to March 1 2026 Years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke on the Brown vs. Board of Education decision during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, May 17th, 1957. As the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to strike down more of the VRA in 2026, his words are still relevant today.
In greater Concord, NH hear ADM on www.WNHNFM.org/live <www.wnhnfm.org/live> just before 11 AM Eastern M-F, or ask your smart speaker to “Play the American Democracy Minute Podcast.”
🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬📻
www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/01/17/with-scotus-appearing-ready-to-strike-down-more-of-the-voting-rights-act-in-2026-mlks-1957-give-us-the-ballot-speech-is-still-relevant/
Broadcast File: Pacifica Radio Network’s Audioport <audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=American+Democracy+Minute&> and PRX <exchange.prx.org/series/42434-american-democracy-minute> Tags 1957,1964, 1965, Civil Rights Act, American Democracy Minute, Brown v Board, Education, Democracy News, Give Us the Ballot, Martin Luther King, MLK Day, Prayer Pilgrimage, Speech, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act
In greater Concord, NH hear ADM on www.WNHNFM.org/live <www.wnhnfm.org/live> just before 11 AM Eastern M-F, or ask your smart speaker to “Play the American Democracy Minute Podcast.”
🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬📻
www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/01/17/with-scotus-appearing-ready-to-strike-down-more-of-the-voting-rights-act-in-2026-mlks-1957-give-us-the-ballot-speech-is-still-relevant/
Broadcast File: Pacifica Radio Network’s Audioport <audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=American+Democracy+Minute&> and PRX <exchange.prx.org/series/42434-american-democracy-minute> Tags 1957,1964, 1965, Civil Rights Act, American Democracy Minute, Brown v Board, Education, Democracy News, Give Us the Ballot, Martin Luther King, MLK Day, Prayer Pilgrimage, Speech, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act
