will see those signs will be in a book, in a museum or on a video. with the election of barack obama and now with herman cain running and leading in the polls, that's progress. that is progress. that cannot be denied. but we have to say to america that the election of president barack obama is not the fulfillment of dr. king's dream. it's only a down payment. we still have a great distance to go. the scars and stain of racism are still deeply embedded in american society. too many people still left out and left behind. and they're not just african-american. but their low income clients, latino, asian american and native american. >> congressman, melissa harry-perry, professor at tulane and contributor of msnbc. she wanted to ask you a question. >> it's a pleasure to have an