television host tabba smiley has been at the forefront of this discussion. i spoke with him and dr.l west about what message they think should be sent to the president from the black community. >> i'm not calling out president obama. i'm calling out black leaders who have said recently that the president doesn't need to focus on an african-american agenda. when black leaders start saying that then what role are they playing? if they're not fighting for the best interest of black people no matter what the president is. this is not about the president, it's about the presidency. how to you get the white house to take note of the suffering of your people and get them to address that? >> it's not a question of the president and the color of the president, but it is true that president obama has tended to tilt toward the investment bankers more than he's tilting toward brother and sister on the block. that concerns me. >> all right. you know what the urban league will release its state of black america next week. i believe it is on wednesday. stay tuned to cnn for that and to see the ent