tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30814701393726082102012-03-14T04:01:13.727-04:00SoledadOBrien.infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430995469707787286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-10100466848470148192012-02-03T05:00:00.000-05:002012-02-03T05:00:00.914-05:00

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Speakers Series lecture will host Soledad O’Brien. The event was rescheduled for February 24 because of production conflicts with O’Brien’s new television show. The lecture had originally been scheduled for Feb. 7, but O’Brien began hosting the new weekday morning show on CNN called Starting Point which debuted in early January.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-36854852069290521342011-12-31T15:00:00.000-05:002011-12-31T17:34:30.503-05:00

CNN's American Morning signed off on Friday, after ten years on the air. It will be replaced by two new programs. The first show is Early Start with Ashleigh Banfield & Zoraida Sambolin from 5-7 a.m. which will lead into Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien from 7-9 a.m. Starting Point marks the return of former American Morning anchor, Soledad O'Brien. American Morning was created in the months

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-23155219483386194022011-11-25T08:30:00.000-05:002011-12-04T20:51:29.867-05:00

From an interview with Cristina Costantini on the huffingtonpost.com Soledad O’Brien believes America has changed radically in terms of race during her lifetime and she's devoted her most recent project to documenting that change. O'Brien’s daughter reacted to Obama’s election as President with great concern. But, only because as a six-year old at the time, she simply couldn’t fathom the idea

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-9976756977569407932011-11-23T01:00:00.000-05:002011-12-04T20:50:18.719-05:00

According to The Huffington Post, Soledad O'Brien has been given "what some might think is an unenviable task: making mornings work on CNN." In early 2012, O'Brien will be back on CNN in the morning for a new 7-9 AM show which will replace American Morning which she co-hosted from 2003-2007. O'Brien has been focusing on long form documentaries fro CNN that have garnered good reviews and

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-32065522770728431102011-11-22T06:00:00.000-05:002011-11-22T06:00:06.187-05:00

View Soledad O'Brien video of "Education in America: Don't Fail Me" showing the F.I.R.S.T. teams preparing and competing. http://youtu.be/HpbXShBUtEs

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-17240834156675623202011-11-21T07:52:00.000-05:002011-11-21T07:52:00.052-05:00

Soledad O'Brien attends a cocktail reception for her Soledad O'Brien + Brad Raymond Foundation hosted by Pharrel Williams - November 18, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. Soledad O'Brien and husband Brad Raymond  Photos by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images North America via zimbio.com

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-65733113725456712962011-11-20T21:29:00.001-05:002011-11-20T21:35:56.298-05:00

Dr. Boyce Watkins writes on the Huffington Post writes about "Soledad O'Brien, Michael Arrington, and the Non-Existent Black Entrepreneur" Soledad O'Brien's public spanking of Tech Crunch founder Michael Arrington is, in my opinion, the stuff that legends are made of.  During a recent interview, Arrington, who prides himself on covering the tech industry in detail, actually told Soledad that

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-71513112418238498682011-11-07T05:16:00.000-05:002011-11-07T05:16:00.713-05:00

 CNN anounced last week that it will launch a new format of news and conversation in the morning, including a 7-9am ET show anchored by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien in 2012. O’Brien will anchor a new "conversational ensemble program" that explores top issues of the day while opening the conversation to people from all walks of life. O’Brien will continue to be a special

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-709697457138883512011-11-04T05:51:00.000-04:002011-11-20T21:35:26.070-05:00

Soledad was interviewed by Mario Armstong about Black in America: The New Promised Land, Silicon Valley. The documentary airs on Nov. 13 8pm ET & PT Mario Armstrong interviews Soledad O’Brien about CNN's Black in America special

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-40541193438312011712011-11-01T07:57:00.000-04:002011-11-20T21:20:55.071-05:00

Photo by Robert Farfan A candid of Soledad O'Brien interviewing Angela Bassett who stars with Samuel Jackson in The Mountaintop on Broadway. Taking place on April 3, 1968, The Mountaintop is a re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-77065046684705865572011-10-31T07:21:00.000-04:002011-10-31T07:21:00.393-04:00

CNN Anchorwoman Soledad O'Brien attended the Girls Who Rule The World Mentoring Weekend and The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation - Day 1 at Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort on October 28, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (L-R) Marjorie Harvey, CNN anchorwomen Fredricka Whitfield and Soledad O'Brien Photos by Moses Robinson/Getty Images North America via zimbio.com/photos/

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-46575075190096139762011-10-30T19:35:00.001-04:002011-10-30T19:35:39.666-04:00

Soledad O'Brien attends Girls Who Rule The World Mentoring Weekend and The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation - Day 1 10/28/11 Atlanta, Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images North America

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0Atlanta, GA, USA33.7489954 -84.387982433.6433744 -84.5459109 33.8546164 -84.2300539tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-54193483460510975872011-10-30T13:39:00.000-04:002011-10-30T19:44:14.650-04:00

CNN's Soledad O'Brien takes a look at a controversial new Broadway play, The Mountaintop, that fictionalizes the night before MLK was shot. Inside the room where he spent his last night. Here's a promo video - the full version of this piece airs tonight 8pm EST on CNN Presents with Soledad and Sanjay Gupta.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-32110164100394667022011-10-23T01:00:00.000-04:002011-10-23T01:00:03.679-04:00

Soledad and daughter Sofia Happy Birthday to Sofia Elizabeth, daughter of Soledad O'Brien and her husband Brad Raymond. Sofia was born October 23, 2000.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-3921613568815211502011-10-11T09:51:00.000-04:002011-10-11T09:51:00.792-04:00

Journalist and author Soledad O'Brien, who serves as an anchor and special correspondent for CNN, will speak at this fall's Hardman Lecture Series event at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the MCLA Church Street Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. O'Brien is the former anchor of CNN's 

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-59565258180841705022011-10-06T07:59:00.000-04:002011-10-07T22:32:44.083-04:00

At a September 2011 screening of "Latino in America 2 In Her Corner" at Rice University in Houston, Maque Garcia interviews Soledad O'Brien.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-28291884854074653522011-10-05T05:05:00.000-04:002011-10-05T05:05:01.093-04:00

Soledad O'Brien was featured at the national Excellence in Journalism 2011 conference on Sept. 25 in New Orleans. According to a press release, O’Brien spoke with retired ABC News senior Washington correspondent John Cochran, who asked questions about her career as a reporter and her thoughts on the journalism industry. Cochran said of O’Brien’s newest book, The Next Big Story: My Journey

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-61406323225736637372011-10-03T01:00:00.000-04:002011-10-03T01:00:03.069-04:00

Soledad O'Brien, anchor and special correspondent for CNN, spoke at Bennett College's annual Founders' Day Convocation this past weekend. The Founders' Day Convocation is the closing event of the North Carolina college's annual Family and Friends Weekend. O'Brien received an honorary doctorate degree from the College.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-25207288245232138552011-10-02T22:57:00.001-04:002011-12-31T17:55:23.907-05:00

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-22537963863371384322011-10-01T01:05:00.000-04:002011-10-30T20:06:58.824-04:00

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-6435596753087943452011-09-23T12:06:00.001-04:002011-09-23T12:06:35.472-04:00

Soledad talks to AOL about herself - including the story behind her full name - and why some people advised her to change it for her career. (She didn't!)  

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-11344871494891430252011-09-19T00:01:00.000-04:002011-09-19T00:03:30.465-04:00

Today is the birthday of Soledad O'Brien. Soledad was born on September 19, 1966 in Saint James, Long Island, New York. She was christened Maria de la Soledad Teresa O'Brien. From Spanish, her first name would translate as, "The Blessed Virgin Mary of Solitude." Her first name follows a Spanish tradition of naming a child for Our Lady of Solitude. Soledad's mom, Estella, is Afro-Cuban and

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-68251163339255317052011-09-16T08:33:00.000-04:002011-09-16T08:33:00.676-04:00

CNN's Soledad O'Brien follows entrepreneurs as they pitch their technology ideas to investors in Silicon Valley in the upcoming 4th installment of Black In America.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-28780802271074085032011-09-14T07:07:00.000-04:002011-09-14T07:07:00.287-04:00

You can become a fan of CNN's Black In America series on on Facebook and you can follow them on Twitter for updates on future installments by following @BlackInAmerica. Black in America part 4 with CNN's Soledad O'Brien follows entrepreneurs as they pitch their technology ideas to investors in Silicon Valley.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-49317102018039761432011-09-12T01:14:00.000-04:002011-09-12T01:14:00.341-04:00

"In Her Corner: Latino in America 2" airs on CNN on Sunday, September 25. In this documentary, we see women compete in the last male-only Olympic sport, boxing.  Soledad O'Brien follows one Olympic hopeful.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-39786126944011567262011-09-11T19:00:00.000-04:002011-09-11T19:00:00.427-04:00

Soledad O'Brien and NYPD Deputy Inspector Terri Tobin whose survival story on 9.11 is part of CNN's "Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9.11" which aired this week. The Women of 9.11 group at Ground Zero Photos via http://twitpic.com/photos/Soledad_OBrien

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-32962406745394004172011-09-11T02:00:00.000-04:002011-09-11T02:00:05.257-04:00

CNN will broadcast live coverage of September 11 remembrance events from New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Sunday. Coverage will also simulcast worldwide on CNN International. Below is the planned schedule of special coverage from CNN on Sunday. All times eastern. 6:00am – 8:00am: CNN Newsroom 8:00am – 1:00pm: CNN 9/11 Ten Years Later Live Coverage 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Fareed

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-15727298165584649562011-09-10T20:16:00.002-04:002011-09-10T20:59:35.553-04:00

"Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9.11", hosted by Soledad O'Brien, which will re-air tonight at 10 pm ET on CNN as part of a full weekend of 9/11 tenth anniversary coverage. Among the heroes of September 11th were female rescue workers who raced to the Twin Towers in the wake of the attack. Anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien tells the stories of female law

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-79091487898006891272011-08-26T02:15:00.000-04:002011-08-26T02:15:00.927-04:00

CNN's Soledad O'Brien is chronicling the NewMe Accelerator and Tiffani as part of her fourth installment in the Black in America series, which airs November 13. Watch the BIA4 trailer on CNN.com Check out CNNMoney's full coverage of NewMe Skilled developers are Silicon Valley's scarcest resource. With big companies throwing around giant salaries and startups competing fiercely for

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-74381413834129706002011-08-25T03:15:00.000-04:002011-08-26T22:08:04.998-04:00

In Black in America's fourth year year, CNN's Soledad O'Brien follows eight African-American entrepreneurs immersed in the predominantly young, white, male world of Silicon Valley. They live and work together as part of the NewMe Accelerator trying to diversify the tech scene. Black in America 4 airs November 13. Here's a trailer for BIA4.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-21887339554031730952011-08-22T06:33:00.001-04:002011-12-31T17:44:33.240-05:00

The stated goal of the Soledad O’Brien & Brad Raymond Foundation is to provide young women with a bridge between obstacles and opportunity, giving them the experiences, education and resources to overcome unexpected barriers to success.  During Soledad's career as a reporter and special correspondent for CNN, she mentored hundreds of girls in journalism, believing in the importance of

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-56852011830016767052011-08-18T05:03:00.002-04:002011-08-18T05:03:00.604-04:00

Soledad O'Brien will host another documentary as part of CNN's In America series. Here is a sneak peak at 'Beyond Bravery - The Women of 9/11,' premiering Thursday, Sept. 8th at 11 p.m. ET. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/07/18/women.911.beyond.bravery.cnn

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-88288637797673737412011-08-17T08:35:00.003-04:002011-09-10T20:09:25.963-04:00

Soledad O'Brien and Janet Napolitano Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Napolitano was interviewed by O'Brien for her documentary "Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9.11" which will air on Sept 8 on CNN.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-34619262593324527092011-08-14T12:55:00.000-04:002011-08-14T13:15:41.415-04:00

On August 12th, the Soledad O'Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation held its Inaugural Fundraiser, "New Orleans In the Hamptons", at a private residence in Bridgehampton, NY. The Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation is dedicated to giving gifted young women new opportunities for achievement by supplying them with the tools they need to ensure a brighter future. Read more about the Foundation

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-19823570756439239972011-08-14T11:12:00.004-04:002011-08-14T13:15:02.072-04:00

Soledad O'Brien's CNN documentary, "Battle for Blair Mountain: Working in America Video" airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET and at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, August 20.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-82545747581364013552011-08-05T11:05:00.040-04:002011-08-05T11:05:01.004-04:00

Do you tweet? Soledad O'Brien will be answering questions about her latest CNN documentary, Battle For Blair Mountain, on Twitter from 9-10pm ET on August 7th and August 11th. It's about the fight over mountaintop coal removal. Miners say the "MTR" projects provide much needed jobs. The environmentalists say the cost of MTR -- to the environment, the people and the future -- is just too

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-43301893671327260802011-08-04T05:03:00.011-04:002011-08-04T05:03:00.247-04:00

This CNN documentary shows the intense struggle over mountaintop removal. Battle for Blair Mountain: Working in America, debuts on Sunday, August 14 at 8:00pm ET and PT, with a replay on Saturday, August 20. Anchor and Special Correspondent Soledad O’Brien examines the fight over Spruce One, one of the largest mountaintop removal sites ever proposed in the U.S. When O’Brien’s team first

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-87128567874679610872011-08-01T09:39:00.001-04:002011-08-01T09:39:00.757-04:00

One of several behind the scenes photos of Soledad O’Brien as she visits the NewMe House - part of her work on the upcoming Black in America 4 for this fall. via http://www.blackweb20.com

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-81758339840630676092011-08-01T07:27:00.005-04:002011-08-01T07:27:00.686-04:00

Soledad O'Brien with Andrew Withers, Ernest Withers' son from the CNN documentary "Pictures Don't Lie."Photo via Black America Web

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-63288285782942803612011-07-29T18:27:00.009-04:002011-07-29T18:27:00.370-04:00

You can watch an extended interview from The A List: Soledad O’Brien with biographical background and interview online. Host Alison Lebovitz talks to CNN journalist Soledad O'Brien, and author of The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities. The program comes from WCTI, Tennessee Valley PBS.  http://wtcitv.org/video/the-a-list/soledad-obrien

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-63095075620268939902011-07-28T09:21:00.000-04:002011-07-28T09:21:00.117-04:00

2007 NAACP Image Awards: Soledad O'Brien Tribute NAACP Honors Soledad O'Brien http://www.5min.com/Video/07-NAACP-Image-Awards-Soledad-OBrien-Tribute-517101421

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-59741858363165813502011-07-27T23:21:00.000-04:002011-07-28T23:21:39.909-04:00

"Of all the large news organizations that are struggling for footing in the digital media reality, CNN has invested in covering people of color in the U.S. at a time where the Black presence on cable and network news outlets is limited to the occasional on-air talent. It’s not just about the color, we want to focus on issues that simply have been under-covered,” says CNN anchor and special

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-31991399517261318312011-07-27T20:57:00.000-04:002011-07-27T20:57:00.469-04:00

ADCOLOR Industry Coalition founder Tiffany R. Warren was joined by two-time ADCOLOR Industry Awards winner Soledad O’Brien of CNN and 2010 ADCOLOR Legend Honoree Frank Cooper III of PespsiCo at Park Café at Time Warner Center in New York on Thursday, July 21, 2011, for the live broadcast to announce this year’s nominees. Photos: wireimage.com

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-53261719672601792672011-07-26T09:15:00.000-04:002011-07-26T09:15:00.575-04:00

This month, CNN special correspondent Soledad O’Brien hosted a private reception to introduce the foundation she established with her husband, Brad Raymond. The event, at a private residence in Atlanta, is a precursor to the foundation’s major fundraiser next month in Bridgehampton, New York. Among the attendees, CNN executives Susan Grant, Janelle Rodriguez, and Janet Rolle, Ambassador Andrew

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-32029904235027649432011-07-25T08:48:00.000-04:002011-07-25T08:48:00.634-04:00

CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien is scheduled to speak at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in October. O'Brien joins a list of notable journalists to take to the school's Church Street Center stage in part of the Hardman Lecture Series.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-90643738145204047482011-07-24T21:10:00.000-04:002011-07-24T21:10:20.049-04:00

You and a friend have the opportunity to bid for for a behind-the-scenes look at CNN's studio in New York, plus a chance to meet CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent, Soledad O'Brien while making a donation to charitybuzz.com Soledad O'Brien has donated this opportunity. The proceeds for this item benefit Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Soledad O’Brien is an anchor and special correspondent

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-44530391911202833422011-07-16T06:23:00.000-04:002011-07-16T06:23:00.852-04:00

The new CNN documentary "March on Blair Mountain" ends in song and celebration at the top of the mountain. Organizers erect a homemade monument to commemorate the original battle for Blair and congratulate the crowd for their long journey. In a final act of protest, about 100 marchers break off from the larger group as part of a planned act of civil disobedience. They climb over a gate that

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-68629104073177519642011-07-14T06:33:00.002-04:002011-07-14T06:33:00.781-04:00

"Latino in America: In Her Corner" is a documentary that will hopefully bring more light on woman’s boxing and the struggles they go through in a male dominated sport. In CNN's upcoming "Latino in America: In Her Corner", we follow boxer Marlen Esparza. She is 106 pounds of muscle, and hits so quickly and so hard that she has to spar with guys. She is drop-dead gorgeous and oozes charm but

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-90868981225875124182011-07-12T07:54:00.004-04:002011-07-12T07:54:00.446-04:00

Soledad O'Brien examines the fight over mountaintop removal in "Battle For Blair Mountain." It airs August 14 at 8p ET. Watch the CNN trailer for the documentary.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-24925854568558102172011-07-01T11:28:00.000-04:002011-07-01T11:28:01.179-04:00

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists(NAHJ) hosted their 29th annual Multimedia Convention and Career Expo on June 15-18, 2011 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resortand. Soledad O’Brien, Anchor and Special Correspondent for CNN, spoke to the group and screened a clip from her upcoming CNN documentary, LATINO IN AMERICA: IN HER CORNER. The documentary will focus on the life of a

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-55168089799648213242011-06-30T06:14:00.019-04:002011-06-30T06:14:00.682-04:00

CNN In America's documentary, "The Battle for Blair Mountain," goes behind both sides of the fight over mountaintop removal for coal. Is it creating jobs or poisoning communities? See the battle unfold at 8 p.m. ET/PT Aug. 14. In the excerpt below, Soledad O'Brien describes the conflict in West Virginia. Blair, West Virginia (CNN) -- We're at the peak of Blair Mountain in the middle of

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-38660960068148013092011-06-29T06:47:00.001-04:002011-06-29T06:47:01.049-04:00

Soledad O'Brien Working On Location on Latino in America 2 for CNN

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-17957810365068095482011-06-28T21:06:00.002-04:002011-06-28T21:06:00.903-04:00

CNN's Soledad O'Brien looks at the fight over mountain top removal in coal country, West Virginia, on August 14, 8 pm.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-28340918379821118302011-06-27T23:23:00.000-04:002011-06-27T23:23:39.395-04:00

On CNN June 28 at 11:30am ET, Soledad O'Brien has a story about a married lesbian couple in Vermont. One of the women is Japanese, and she is facing deportation despite her marriage because the marriage is recognized by Vermont, but not the federal government.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-23405097750331749422011-06-03T05:14:00.008-04:002011-06-03T05:14:00.674-04:00

 According to several posts by Soledad O'Brien on her Facebook page, CNN's Latino in America Part 2 will air in October. You can follow CNN's Latino in America on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CNNLatinoinAmerica. The first installment of Latino in America aired on CNN in October 2009.

Ken Ronkowitznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081470139372608210.post-7509313300698645292011-06-01T05:20:00.005-04:002011-06-01T05:20:00.138-04:00

Soledad O'Brien grew up in a family that valued education. Her father was a professor of mechanical engineering at Stony Brook University and her mother taught Spanish and French in the Smithtown high schools. Her father had a very immigrant mentality: No matter what happens, no one can take away your education. Like her older siblings, she got into Harvard. But she left Harvard where she took

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Soledad O'Brien in New York City taping a documentary on the women of Ground Zero. The special for CNN will air late summer prior to 9-11 10th anniversary. Soledad with Michael Arad, who designed the 9-11 memorial.

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Soledad O'Brien was the keynote speaker at Spelman College's 7th Annual 'Woman Of Color College Leadership Conference' awards dinner. Women heard the edict: "put self first" to attain greater health, career success and overall well-being during the May 11–12 conference. This year's conference theme, "Reset: Sustaining Women for 21st Century Leadership," offers best practices to help women

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Soledad O'Brien will headline the Women's Business Enterprise National Council's (WBENC) 12th Annual National Conference and Business Fair – The Opportunity Connection – in Las Vegas, NV, on June 21-23, 2011. The three-day event – the largest of its kind in the nation – is expected to convene over 3,000 corporations and women business owners seeking to acquire cutting-edge knowledge about

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Soledad with seventh grade students CNN anchor, special correspondent and author, Soledad O'Brien, visited with students at the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy recently after giving the keynote address at the 2011 Odyssey Luncheon and Awards honoring local women and girls for accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). O'Brien told the students she never took

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CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien has joined Latina magazine as a contributing editor with a quarterly magazine column highlighting the social and cultural issues affecting Latinos. Her new column, Beyond the Numbers, debuts in the June-July 2011 issue. Her first column explores education in the United States and profiles Maria Castro, a brilliant young Latina student who is

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A number of readers of this blog - especially teachers - have written or commented that they would like to purchase a copy of the Don't Fail Me documentary to use. CNN does not generally make copies available and does not maintain an online archive of programs. However, some of Soledad's previous documentaries, such as Black in America and Almighty Debt: A Black in America Special, have been

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Soledad O'Brien spoke and hosted a panel at last week's Newark Peace Education Summit in New Jersey. The Summit was a three-day conference focusing on peacemaking practices from around the world. The conference was structured as a comprehensive, exploration of the many aspects of peacemaking, beginning with the practices of finding peace within the self, then subsequently radiating outward

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Soledad O'Brien's latest CNN documentary, Don't Fail Me, will be rebroadcast on May 21 at 8 EDT.  The special is part of the network's continuing "In America" series.

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According to the NYPOST.com "...CNN shot a new pilot with Soledad O'Brien after a failed attempt, Inside Cable News posted details of the second go-round. The Web site described a contentious phone interview with Donald Trump in which O'Brien challenged his 'birther' allegations against President Obama. Trump quickly changed the topic to China, but O'Brien countered that China wasn't the reason

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On April 26, 2011 CBS’s Julie Chen was in New York being honored with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Communications Award. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien was the Mistress of Ceremonies at the 32nd annual Sidewalks of New York Awards Dinner at The Waldorf-Astoria.

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Kent State University hosted an evening with CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien on March 10 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Danya Rhodes, event programmer for Kent State's Black United Students, said O'Brien's speech will be valuable to both the general public and the university community. 'O'Brien is the host of CNN's 'Black in America' series,' Rhodes said. 'We believe

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Soledad tries out her jazz while interviewing Irwin Mayfield     

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Soledad O'Brien was reporting from Louisiana on the one year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill. Soledad hosted AC360 live from the Gulf Coast. Soledad, here on a barge with Kevin Costner, who has been developing technology that can skim and separate oil from the water for cleanup purposes.

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Diana and Kate Watch the promo video for the documentary "The Women Who Would Be Queen" hosted by Soledad O'Brien which airs internationally April 23 and in the U.S. on Sunday, April 24th on CNN.

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On April 11, the Office of the Interim Associate Provost for Equity and the African American Studies Department presented a day-long colloquy on Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education. The keynote speaker, Soledad O'Brien, started the day's events. The program includes panels on Who are we? What do we teach? and presentations from the 'This I believe...' essay contest. Audience members had

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Soledad O’Brien spoke at Miami University on April 4 and spent time with students and faculty. She spoke on how diversity operates both on TV and in our own lives. O’Brien took questions from the audience about how she got started in the business, how she has seen CNN evolve and touched on each of her documentaries. O’Brien has been in television news for 24 years now and has anchored programs

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Soledad O’Brien was the keynote speaker for the Fairfield County (CT) Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls 12th annual luncheon on April 7. Soledad spoke and also signed copies of her latest book The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities following a luncheon program.

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CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program for middle and high school students produced by the journalists and educators at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion Web site at cnn.com/studentnews are available free of charge throughout the school year. Teachers and parents can record the program on HLN from 4:00-4:10 a.m. ET Monday through Friday. You can also

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O'Brien & Couric at a book party for Soledad's latest book Soledad at NBC -2003 The Katie Couric rumor mill is cranking up again because there have been reports that she will leave her anchor position at CBS Evening News. Couric is expected to leave her position after almost five years. The ratings have been less than stellar and her contract is up on June 4. Of course, CBS had been in

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CNN will have a number of education pieces (click here for one) that will air as a lead-up to Soledad O'Brien's Education In America documentary called "Don't Fail Me" which will air on May 15.

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Having just completed her CNN documentary about Muslims building a mosque in Tennessee - Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door - Soledad was sent to Japan to cover the multiple disasters there. On her list of upcoming documentaries is: one about Catherine Middleton as part of CNN's royal wedding coverage that will run in April another installment of  Latino in America that will run in September or

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Long Island Pulse Magazine did a cover story recently on Soledad O'Brien who grew up on the island in St. James and attended Smithtown High School. Though she now splits her time between a Chelsea apartment and a country house in Putnam County, she also spends an incredible amount of time on the road. She talked about growing up in St. James, at a time when being biracial was certainly less

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Soledad O'Brien at Clarence House, a royal home in London, situated on The Mall, in the City of Westminster. It is attached to St. James's Palace and shares the palace's garden. For nearly 50 years, from 1953 to 2002, it was home to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, but is since then the official residence of The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, and, from 2002 to 2009 (when their

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Soledad O'Brien has been most recently reporting from the multiple disasters in Japan and seen on her documentary on the controversies concerning Muslims in America. On a much lighter side of the news for the CNN journalist will be her anchoring a documentary on Catherine Middleton as part of the networks Royal Wedding coverage. She is working in England on "Women Who Would Be Queen" which is

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Several photos via Soledad O'Brien's Facebook page from her time reporting in Japan on the tsunami, earthquake and resulting nuclear crisis.

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Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door on CNN hosted by Soledad O'Brien won its time slot last Sunday with its debut airing. It was also the top cable news show with younger viewers that day. If you missed it, the documentary will reair on Saturday, 8pm ET on CNN.

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A preview of CNN's "In America" special, "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door" is online at http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/03/09/unwelcome.the.muslims.next.door.cnn The documentary is scheduled to debut this Sunday, March 27th at 8pm ET on CNN/U.S. on Sunday, Mar. 27 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT. The one-hour documentary will re-air on Saturday, Apr. 2 at the same airtimes. CNN anchor and

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Soledad O’Brien has been named a contributing editor with Latina magazine. Latina magazine was founded in 1996. With single readership of 2 million bilingual, bicultural women in the United States, it is the largest magazine edited by and for Latin women. Since 2005 Latina has ranked No. 1 in total advertising pages among 38 Hispanic publications. Latina.com is the leading online destination

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CNN Student News is producing an Educator and Parent Guide for the documentary Unwelcome: Muslims in America. The one hour documentatryairs Sunday, Mar. 27 at 8:00pm ET & PTCNN and is anchored by Soledad O’Brien. It will re-air on Saturday, Apr. 2 at the same airtimes. The program looks at an the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro deep in the Bible Belt that says it needs to expand to

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The Lecture Series at Miami University in Ohio has a reputation for bringing unforgettable speakers to Oxford. This year that list includes Soledad O'Brien. On Monday, April 4, 2011, she will deliver a talk titled "Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes, and in Our Lives." The series strives to bring speakers that bring more than some fame and will challenge students and encourage intellectual

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The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOR) dinner in DC earlier this month awarded CNN journalist Soledad O'Brien for her broadcasting work on CNN. O'Brien accepted her award for the evening and dedicated it to her parents, who married in 1958 when interracial marriage was illegal in their hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.s2smagazine.com

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April 5th will find Soledad O’Brien speaking at Washington University in St. Louis as part of their Assembly Series. The CNN news anchor talk is sponsored by The Association of Black Students, which is sponsoring the lecture as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. O’Brien’s recent book, The Next Big Story: My Journey through the Land of Possibilities, discusses her own mixed

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Photo: Junghun Park-CNN CNN’s Soledad O’Brien is in Japan, where she is covering the aftermath of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear events that have devastated that country. Kam Williams did an interview with Soledad via cell phone to share her eyewitness perspective. Here are a few excerpts - Soledad has covered Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami/earthquake in Indonesia in 2004, and the

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Soledad O'Brien left March 12 with CNN crew members for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami devastated areas of Japan. Arriving Sunday (our time) she posted "230am and just arriving in Sendai. We leave after 2 hrs of sleep to head north to see damage at first light." Soledad has been reporting during the evening Anderson Cooper 360 program and throughout the day. On 3/15, she reported

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Actress Nia Long and CNN's Soledad O'Brien added star power to the Women In Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN) awards event at the Asia Society in NYC, which benefited educational programs. The event also honored Nia, Soledad, LaToya Luckett, Angie Martinez, Hydeia Broadbent and Esther Silver-Parker for their contributions. Left to right: Nia Long, Soledad O'Brien, Valeisha Butterfield,

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From the archives comes this photo from "Body Smart Holiday Dressing" from the December 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Soledad O'Brien is described as having an "athletic, straight shape" that "looks va-va-voom in a gold sheath and leopard-print trenchcoat." "I'd never worn metallics before," says the 43-year-old CNN anchor and special correspondent, "and my trenches are black or navy."

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      Kent State University will host "An Evening with Soledad O'Brien" in the Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. on March 10. The CNN anchor-reporter's topics will include a discussion of her CNN "In America" documentaries which she hosts. She will also be signing her book latest book The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities (Celebra Books). Tickets are free for

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CNN news anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien spoke to students and the public at the College of Saint Elizabeth on March 2, 2011. She spoke as the keynote speaker for the annual CSE Study Day in the afternoon and again for a general audience at night. According to the CSE news site, "Soledad O’Brien kept her audience riveted with stories of the experiences that formed her and

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Soledad O'Brien's next documentary in the CNN "In America" series will be about Muslims in America. O’Brien chronicles the dramatic fight over the construction of a mosque in the heart of the Bible belt. “Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door” airs Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m. E.T.

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Soledad O'Brien reports via Twitter that "5 months after tearing up my knee I'm hopping back on my horse. Must admit I'm anxious. Very. Ugh. & a crappy rainy day doesn't help." - and a few hours later "Back on the ol' horse! Me and Virgil (not quite ready for my horse Charlotte yet). Felt great. Need to get back to the gym to get some muscle in my leg!

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Soledad O’Brien will be speaking at the University of Missouri's Jesse Auditorium in an event free for Mizzou students and $10 for the public. Ms. O’Brien will present on the real story of her life becoming and being a TV journalist. That's what O'Brien has been doing since her Harvard days, most recently as part of CNN’s team. Since 2003, she has anchored for the network, covered big stories

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The National Hispanic Journalists Association Region Two Conference was a two-day conference, titled “What’s New, What’s Next?” The event gave opportunities to professional and student journalists to network and add to their skills. The conference began on February 4, at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with an opening plenary with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. O’Brien, a

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