one is fighting against the staggering drop-out rate. this is their story. >> on february 1st, 1960 fourth students from north carolina amt go to sit down at a lunch counter and demand to be served. in 2013, four black students who are now welcome at the lunch counter sit down and can't read the menu. how did this happen? >> noted educator, dr. howard fuller, one of the founding members of the black alliance for educational options is deeply concerned about the state of education among black students. against the back drop of gains made during the civil rights era fuller is trouble by the trends of today. >> we're now killing each other on the streets in chicago, in detroit, and milwaukee. i mean, we've got children who can't read, can't write.