dr. manning marable, he did not live to see released today. stay with us. dr. manning marable was a giant in the field of black studies serving as the director of the institute for research of african-american studies at columbia. on friday, he passed away at the age of 60 just a few days before the release of his long-awaited biography on malcolm x. the book is in stores today and it is being called the definitive text on the life of the iconic black activists. dr. marable was going to join us in just a few days. instead, we will revisit my conversation with him from 2006 on the release of a previous pact. as fate would have it, scott king was later arrested atlanta. today happens to be forty third anniversary of dr. king's assassination. we covered a lot of around that night has what he saw was an incomplete telling. nice to have you on the program. let me start with the sad news of the day and we will move on to how we can build upon the legacy left by scott king. she was laid to rest. your thoughts on the legacy in the living black history that they contribu