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Talladega College To Decide Whether Its Band Will March On Inauguration Day

The West Front of the Capitol is seen as work continues on the stand for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Alex Brandon/AP)
The West Front of the Capitol is seen as work continues on the stand for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Alex Brandon/AP)

The president of Talladega College is set to decide whether the college’s marching band, the Marching Tornadoes, will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade.

Talladega College is Alabama’s oldest private historically black college, and petitions for and against the band’s participation have emerged.

Anthony Cook (@anthonycook_dh), editor of Talladega’s Daily Home newspaper, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss what’s being said about the controversy.

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