ic ated ▁television . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Young ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁The ▁Col bert ▁Report . ▁Host ▁Stephen ▁Col bert ▁invited ▁Young ▁to ▁appear ▁during ▁the ▁writers ' ▁strike , ▁because , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Young ▁and ▁Col bert ' s ▁father ▁had ▁worked ▁together ▁to ▁medi ate ▁a ▁hospital ▁workers ' ▁strike . ▁Young ▁made ▁another ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Col bert ▁Report ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Young ▁gave ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁address ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ' s ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Comm em oration ▁Day . ▁The ▁theme ▁was ▁" D ism ant ling ▁Seg reg ation : ▁Race , ▁P over ty , ▁and ▁Priv ile ge ", ▁and ▁Young ▁spoke ▁about ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁Sel ma , ▁stories ▁of ▁travel ing ▁with ▁King , ▁and ▁his ▁advice ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁leaders . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Young ▁gave ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁address ▁at ▁Em ory ▁University ' s ▁spring ▁comm enc ement ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁ ▁Young ▁has ▁four ▁children ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Jean ▁Child s ▁Young , ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁li ver ▁cancer