E-mail a friendFebruary 7, 2006
Columbia University professor Dr. Manning Marable examines Coretta Scott King's place in history. Actress and activist Mary Steenburgen discusses performing on stage in Boston Marriage.
Dr. Manning Marable
Dr. Manning Marable
Dr. Manning Marable is Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. He also established the university's Center for Contemporary Black History. A prolific author, his work includes The Great Wells of Democracy and Living Black History. Marable was the Founding Director of Colgate University's Africana and Hispanic Studies Program. He also writes a political commentary series, Along the Color Line and is active in a variety of progressive causes.
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Actress Mary Steenburgen's credits include the play Marvin's Room, NBC's miniseries Gulliver's Travels, the CBS drama Joan of Arcadia and the film Melvin and Howard, for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The Arkansas native pursued drama in college and began her career with an improv troupe in New York at age 19. She helped found Artists for a Free South Africa and works for human rights and environmental causes. Steenburgen is currently starring on stage in Boston Marriage.