by: Patrick Berry Posted: Jan 17, 2022 / 01:16 PM EST Updated: Jan 17, 2022 / 01:16 PM EST SHARE (Mass Appeal) – In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day, we have invited professor Whitney Battle-Baptiste from UMass Amherst to talk about this iconic civil rights leader and the impact his life still has nearly 54 years after his murder.