To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the landmark March on Washington, the season finale of America in Black will culminate with a round of enriched conversations featuring thought-provokers and influential leaders who are on the front lines of democracy in the name of freedom, airing Monday, August 28.

During this episode, Grammy Award-winning artist PJ Morton will explore why he believes the civil rights that were fought for in 1963, mirror conflicts in the United States today, and why music serves a significant purpose in the midst.

“The march is still very relevant, unfortunately because we are still dealing with many of the things they were marching for. Some of those things we’ve actually moved backwards. In a way, my kids are born with fewer rights than some of the rights that were fought for me to have.”

Still, he reckons a brighter side is possible. “I think that legacy is so important as we look to the future. I want to be a voice and make sure we continue to come together, they way they did, in numbers and make real change.”

CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman will sit down with women of the Civil Rights Movement who were unsung heroes that iconic day. “We thought that a woman saying something on behalf of women would have been an additional part of the march,” says Dorothy Height. Despite a dozen men speaking to the crowd that day, some believed selecting one woman to address the audience would cause jealousy among other women. Finally, a decision was made for Daisy Bates –who led the charge to desegregate schools in 1957– to take center stage in unity of the march.

Marc Lamont Hill will speak to Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson who believes “We need a March on Washington today for jobs and freedom.” As he considers the depths of racial division from the past, and the current state of race relations in the United States, he explains how both dynamics share a common thread. “They share moments such as Emmett Till’s lynching, George Floyd’s lynching.  They share people who are upset about the way things are, but are persisting in their efforts to change it, just like we are seeing now. I think what they tell us more than anything is that the work is not done.”

"And the that same forces that were stopping progress; they may not wear hoods, but they do wear badges. And they wear black robes, and they wear suits and ties in state legislators."

Additionally, CBS News correspondent James Brown will tell the story of George Raveling, a former basketball player and coach who owns the copy of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech from the March on Washington.

BET is observing the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington with live coverage through the day via Facebook on Aug. 26, and with a special edition of America In Black on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. EDT. Follow on social media at # AmericaInBlackBET.