CNN / ESSENCE Opinion Poll Released

CNN released today a new CNN/ESSENCE/opinion research poll about race, the economy and opportunity in the U.S.

Soledad O'Brien will be live on AC360 tonight to discuss the results which include opinions such as:

• African-Americans strongly approve of Obama and his performance.
• During the election, fewer black people thought discrimination was a serious problem.
• A smaller percentage of whites than blacks say Obama has met their expectations.
• About half of both whites and blacks think race relations will improve.