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In this Special Black History Month Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with Faya Rose Toure, attorney, freedom fighter, and Coordinator of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, Alabama. The discussion, titled “All Boots on the Bridge: The Significance of Bloody Sunday Today,” reflects on the 1965 Selma voting rights struggle and examines how its lessons continue to shape present-day efforts to protect democracy and advance justice.

Originally aired February 16, 2026.


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The Vantage Point Radio Show is a weekly current affairs program hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW21) and Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus at York College, City University of New York. The show airs live on Mondays, 3–4 PM ET, on Pacifica Radio WBAI 99.5 FM in collaboration with York College Radio. The program covers a wide range of social, political, economic, and cultural topics featuring interviews and discussions with civil and human rights leaders, scholars, activists, and community organizers.