we also have joining us james ellis, a member of the european parliament from the united kingdom who'sa member of the conservative party. to both of you, welcome to "the communicators," we appreciate it. also joining us is kim hart of "the politico", one of our regulars. if i could start, and tell us why, mr. ellis, why are you in town this week? in washington? >> guest: well, i with a number of my colleagues from europe and from the business and academic community are here to engage with our american counterparts on a number of key issues which we think will be critical for our future for how the transatlantic economy can be competitive in the future. dealing with demography, the debt and deficit problems which, of course, are on both sides of the or atlantic, grappling with how you cope with increasing debt, all these subjects we hope by the end of the week to have a number of good ideas which we can deepen over the months ahead. >> host: and, if you would, just overall how does the e.u. approach telecommunications policy with 27 member nations, and how is it different from how the u

. >> host: next call for author ellis cose comes from florida, james, you're on the line. >> caller:your candor and insight. i feel both refreshed and encouraged. the framing of my question is the racism in america is underground and it's become more since the election of the first black president. you mentioned the three groups, generations, fighters, extremists, and believers. what role or detriplet or benefit has religion played with the black racial dilemma in america? >> guest: that's an another interesting question. my book doesn't take it on, but the black tradition is important. if you look at the leadership institutions that came from the civil rights movement, many of them, and certainly dr. king's southern christian leadership conference were rooted in the church, were rooted in religious organizing or at least for organizing by the ministers. the future, i think, that that seems to be shaping up to be less of a factor and that we seem to be being moved from a more just straight political organizing opposed to movement organizing around the themes of christianity, but the

ellis avenue off-ramp leading to a predominantly black section of jackson. just as they were exiting, an unsuspecting 49-year-old auto worker named james craig anderson was standing this local motel, and he was black. >> so literally, they found the first black person they could find and that black person was in this parking lot. >> well, yes. this is the first business that you get to coming off of the highway, and so that was the first person that apparently was out here and vulnerable. >> reporter: according to witness statements, at first james craig anderson was beaten and taunted with racial slurs. surveillance video shows white teens going back and forth in what prosecutors say was a continuous beating of the victim. as one of the teens walks back to the cars after beating anderson, he pumps his fist in the air and shouts "white power" according to a motel security guard. then some of the teens got in the white suv and drove away. leaving anderson beaten and lying on the ground. dedmon apparently wasn't through. he had two girls in his truck as he was leaving this parking lot, a big f-250 pickup truck. james craig anderson, the man who was beaten almost to