Freedom Journeys: Muhammad Kenyatta’s legacy living on through his grandson, State Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta

Muhammad Kenyatta’s fight for justice stretched from challenging discrimination in the U.S. Air Force to organizing in Mississippi, where FBI surveillance and intimidation forced his family to flee, and later activism in Philadelphia. His grandson, State Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta, reflects on discovering that legacy only after his father’s death and the remarkable ways their lives have echoed — from both men being ordained as ministers at 14 to lives shaped by political activism and public service. Listen to the full interview below. This is the first installment of Freedom Journeys Live, where WURD airs the original interviews that will inspire our Freedom Journeys vignettes and profiles of phenomenal Philadelphians.