that's what i commit to. >> we are back with dr cornel west, marking the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a dream." would dr king have been surprised we have an african american as president of the united states in 50 years. >> i think he would have tears in his eyes. he'd like at the level of poverty of children of all colou colours. the pages of people. black americas, we are so confused, we are obsessed with being successful in terms of money and not focussing on being faithful and decrept perps, persons of integrity and quality. martin luther king junior was a freedom fighter and christian minister, and he took the cross seriously. it was assembled, of unarmed truth and unconditional love, telling the truth. and a love that i took in the struggle for justice. on the one hand he'd look at a black president and say symbolically that's wonderful, let me see what the situation is. i was in chicago, let's go back to chicago. look at the blood flowing, the low quality education, the massive unemployment, the lack of health care, look at the dilapidated housing, let me go to t

dr. cornel for his testimony.hairman smith, ranking member lapinski and johnson, thank you for inviting me today. i am the vice president for academic affairs, and every -- and a will and june mechanical engineering professor. basically, engineering programs at schools that do not offer a phd. we have about 2200 students, which makes this a skull school but i did size college of engineering -- makes this a small school, but a mid size college of engineering rated r average starting salary is about $67,000, and the mission of rose coleman is to provide our students with the best environment of individual attention and support. we hire faculty members who have a passion for the technical field, but also a passion for students and undergraduate education. our goal is to graduate technically grounded, outstanding professionals. we do have a number of outreach activities i wanted to share with you. one of our most successful is called operation catapult. that is a three-week summer program. they come to campus and live

cornell west has excoriated the president for not being more sensitive to black issues. i believe dr. west, who teaches at princeton is misguided. the truth is, that the race factor in america is not an overwhelming problem anymore mr. obama won two elections. in decline because of the economy and obamacare. it has little to do with race. upon his inauguration in 2009, barack obama had a nearly 70% approval rating. very high for any politician. that proves the u.s.a. has made dramatic improvements in the race arena. there is no we question about it finally talking points believes that minority americans do, do have a much tougher time succeeding in the marketplace generally speaking than affluent whites, for example. it all comes down to something that is ache sets cybil in america accessible in america. black americans should understand that if they study and work hard they will likely succeed in this country. and that's the message about race that all good and honest people should be promoting. that's the memo. now for the top story tonight it. reaction with us. reverend jacques de

cornel west for example, has excoriated the president for not being more sensitive to black issues. i believe dr. wes who teaches at princeton is misguided. the truth is the race factor in america is not an overwhelming problem anymore much. mr. obama won two elections. although his standing among white americans is now in decline that's primarily because of the economy and obamacare. it has to do with race. upon his inauguration in 2009, barack obama had a nearly 70% approval rating, very high for any politic shun. that proves the usa made dramatic improvement notice race arena. that is no question about it. finally talking points believe that minority americans, do, do have a much tougher time succeeding in the marketplace generally speaking than affluent whites for example. it comes down to something that is accessible in america, education and personal responsibility much. black americans should understand that if they study and work hard, they will likely succeed in this country. and that's the message about race. that all good and honest people should be promoting. martha: there you have i