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I'm Tanya Moseley.
And in a rare convergence of history and politics, today is both Martin Luther King Jr.
Day and inauguration Day.
It's only the second time this has happened since MLK Day became a federal holiday.
This juxtaposition of honoring a civil rights icon while swearing in a controversial president creates a stark symbolic contrast, a collision of narratives that raises profound questions about the state of Dr.
King's dream in modern America.
Joining me to talk about King's legacy and what it means to have this day shared with Donald Trump is sociologist and New York Times opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottam.
She's a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Thick and Other Essays.
Also joining me is Princeton African American studies professor and religion scholar Eddie Glott Jr.
Who has authored several books, most recently We Are the Leaders we have Been Waiting For.
Both are known for their insightful analysis of race, religion and politics in the United States.
Tressy McMillan Cottam and Eddie Glaud, welcome to FRESH AIR.
It's a pleasure to be here.
It's a delight to be with you.
You know, Dr.
Martin Luther King's daughter, Bernice King, said that she's glad Inauguration Day happens to fall on MLK Day because it means that her dad is still speaking to us.