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  • What Obama must say to African-American grads

    What Obama must say to African-American grads CNN Opinion Cable News Network 2013-05-18 Paul Butler, Professor of Law Georgetown University —”My brothers.” That is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this Sunday. Addressing the historically black all male institution gives Obama…

  • CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Her Entrepreneurial TV Future

    CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Her Entrepreneurial TV Future Bloomberg Businessweek 2013-03-07 Soledad O’Brien as told to Diane Brady I never really hesitated about going to Starting Point [which premiered on Jan. 2, 2012]. I thought there was an opportunity to get beyond the platitudes of “Yes, Medicare! No, Medicare!” and actually look at the Congressional Budget…

  • Bengali Harlem: Author documents a lost history of immigration in America

    Bengali Harlem: Author documents a lost history of immigration in America In America: You define America. What defines you? Cable News Network (CNN) 2013-02-15 Editor’s note: CNN’s Moni Basu, a Bengali immigrant, was born in Kolkata, India. Moni Basu (CNN) – In the next few weeks, Fatima Shaik, an African-American, Christian woman, will travel “home”…

  • CNN Joins Forces with Soledad O’Brien’s New Production Company

    CNN Joins Forces with Soledad O’Brien’s New Production Company Cable News Network (CNN) 2012-02-21 Starfish Media Group Will Produce Specials and Documentaries for CNN   CNN is entering into a production and distribution agreement with critically-acclaimed journalist Soledad O’Brien, whose new production company will produce long-form programming specials for the network it was announced today…

  • Black in America: It’s not just about the color of your skin

    Black in America: It’s not just about the color of your skin In America: You define America. What defines you? Cable News Network 2012-12-15 Moni Basu (CNN) – What is black? Race. Culture. Consciousness. History. Heritage.   A shade darker than brown? The opposite of white?   Who is black? In America, being black has…

  • Opinion: Black Americans must embrace true colors

    Opinion: Black Americans must embrace true colors In America: You define America. What defines you? Cable News Network (CNN) 2012-12-15 Tiya Miles, Professor of American Culture, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Native American Studies University of Michigan Editor’s note: Historian and author Tiya Miles is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Afroamerican and African…

  • When no one else looks like you

    When no one else looks like you Cable News Network (CNN) In America: You define America. What defines you? 2012-12-15 (CNN) – “Who is Black in America?” explores how color affects identity. In this video, Danielle Ayers, a biracial woman, discusses her search for identity and the challenges of being color blind after growing up…

  • CNN’s Who’s Black in America: Some Thoughts

    CNN’s Who’s Black in America: Some Thoughts Is That Your Child? Thought in Full Color 2012-12-12 Michelle Clark-McCrary So here’s an audio journal with my reflections on last Sunday night’s CNN Who’s Black in America special. Ultimately, my view of this special and the entire series as a whole is that conversations about race cannot…

  • Shame on CNN: A commentary by Susan Graham

    Shame on CNN: A commentary by Susan Graham Project RACE 2012-12-10 Susan Graham, Executive Director CNN aired a show hosted by Soledad O’Brien Sunday called “Who is Black in America?” I have been disgusted with the public misunderstanding of multiracial people on so called news shows in the past, but this one wins the prize…

  • Black (Or Not) Like Me: Thoughts on CNN’s Black in America 5

    Black (Or Not) Like Me: Thoughts on CNN’s Black in America 5 The Huffington Post 2012-12-10 Smokey Fontaine, Chief Content Officer Interactive One I know who my colleagues think I am. I’m pretty sure they’ve accepted me as the lightest Black dude in the office. My job demands that I constantly engage co-workers around racial…