gwen ifill, martin luther king iii, thomas sugrue, and initiating tonight's program, dr. michael lomax. following dr. lomax's remarks, chuck williams will introduce in more detail our additional panel members. he will also moderate the discussion. dr. williams is the former co- hosts of the show on cbs radio. he is currently an assistant clinical professor and director of the center for prevention of school age violence at drexel university. it is my great pleasure to introduce to you dr. michael lomax. he will share his thoughts with us before we move to the panel. he is one of our nation's foremost leaders in advocating racial equality and justice. for years, dr. lomax has been encouraging americans to see education as the pivotal area where racist dynamics must be acknowledged and addressed. if it is noteworthy that tonight, as we dig into some of the challenges of racial division in america, that president obama just this week introduced a blueprint for an elementary and secondary education act that would overhaul no child left behind. i know dr. lomax agrees that the

thomas sugrue, author of the forthcoming book on some of these issues, although "not even past -- barack obama and the burden of race." [applause] we all got the memo of the color of the tie? [laughter] next we have somebody that probably needs no introduction, given the affinity that many people have for the memory of his father, not just in this country but around the world. of course we're talking about the late rev. dr. martin luther king, jr., and one of his esteemed sons, martin luther king iii. i believe that his twitter named in @kingiii. martin luther king iii, we're glad to have you here honoring your father's memory. [laughter] you thought i was joking about the coordination of the ties. we're very pleased to have gwen ifill, moderator and managing editor of the popular pbs -- pbs show, "washington week." she has served as moderator of presidential debates, most recently in 2008, which featured joe biden and sarah palin. she has written a book on these topics. ladies and gentlemen, gwen ifill. [applause] no i will take the seat. >> i did not get the memo. [laughter] >> thank a

lomax, professor sugrue, dr. king, gwen ifill. by the way, you can stay and gwen will sign copies of her book. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up, cut -- several experts in nuclear security talk about president obama as upcoming trip to prague. and the irs commissioner on his role in collecting tax revenues. after that, a discussion on conservatism and the global economy. tomorrow on "washington journal," a discussion on how massachusetts was used as a model for national health care legislation with the massachusetts health and human services secretary. a look at anti-government militias in the u.s. with marked potok third we will also check with joe and lublin of the "wall street journal" about a survey taken nuncio's about pay and perks. tuesday, a discussion on federal oversight of car safety standards with former administrators of the national highway traffic safety administration. along with the president and

lomax, professor sugrue, dr. king, gwen ifill. by the way, you can stay and gwen will sign copies of her book. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] back >> earlier today, british prime minister gordon brown announced that parliamentary elections in the u.k. will be thursday, may 6. the prime minister's labor party is in a tight race against the conservatives, according to the polls. we'll have -- we'll be live on bbc "newsnight" tonight at 5:30. and the enforcement of safety standards, yesterday the department of transportation fined toyota for failure to correct certain problems. tonight, two former members of the highway traffic administration discussed car safety standards. they're joined by the president and c.e.o. of auto manufacturers which represents toyota. viewers can call in or tweet their questions tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. live on c-span. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio and online, and you can also c

lomax, professor sugrue, dr. king, gwen ifill. by the way, you can stay and gwen will sign copies of her book. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] back >> several experts in nuclear security will talk about president obama's upcoming trip to prague. following that, irs commissioner douglas shulman will talk about his role in collecting tax revenue. another chance to watch that discussion on u.s. relations -- race relations. >> tuesday, in discussion on the federal oversight of car safety standards with former administrator of that nhtsa. the president and ceo of the alliance of automobile manufacturers. yours can call in or tweet their questions -- viewers can call in or tweet their questions. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. signup for our e-mails at c- span.org. >> several experts in nuclear security talk about president obama's trip to prague