President-elect Obama is riding on a tide of public confidence that he will improve the country's economy, government, foreign policy and race relations.

While many celebrated in the United States and overseas, one civic leader in Obama's hometown warned that, despite an energy and a "oneness of spirit" not seen before, the country remained "divided and polarised".

On this episode of the Riz Khan show we speak to one of the most influential and controversial voices in black America, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.