tia, you are atlanta journal constitution s washington correspondent. you a new piece about this important speech from biden today. if you ve ever been to a sunday service, it s an extraordinary moment for a politician to stand at that pulpit. what is biden going to say? we expect biden to reference dr. king s legacy, but put it in the framework of what kind of america do we have now and what kind of america do we want to see? we know biden has focused a lot on protecting american democracy both by speaking out on entities or initiatives he thinks are anti-democratic, but also on things like voting rights and election protection. we expect him to address all of that, but, again, in the framework of dr. king s legacy we expect him to talk about his first two years, what he s accomplished and give us a little bit of a preview on how he plans to move forward for the remainder of his term in office.
church. tell us about that visit. reporter: in just a few hours, president biden will be speaking here at ebenezer baptist church, the church where dr. martin luther king was pastor at the time he was assassinated. biden will be the first sitting president to deliver a sermon here, expected to touch on both dr. king s legacy, and talk about voting rights and access to democracy. it s an official trip but also has political understones. geor under tones. georgia is a state president biden flipped in 2020, and as he considers launching his own presidential bid, this is a state that could be pivotal to winning reelection, and gaining support of black voters. it s also the willingness and desire to try to keep the focus on their issues, on their messaging, even as this classified documents saga continues. arlette saenz, thank you very
holiday. ahead of the 40th anniversary. the president s powerful call for action, what he calls an inflection point for the nation. plus, dr. king s granddaughter will join me here in person. i will ask about carrying forward the legacy of dr. king, and the important work she s doing for her generation. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. history has thrust something upon me from which i cannot turn away. that is what the reverend dr. martin luther king junior told jet magazine as he left for atlanta georgia to become a co-pastor of ebenezer baptist church and lead a movement that would change the world. a day before the nation celebrates dr. king s legacy, history was made of ebenezer once again when president joe