Soledad O’Brien to host Black in America Town Hall Tour stop in Charlotte

Critically acclaimed journalist, educator and mentor Soledad O'Brien will host a town hall discussion at Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts in Carlotte on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.

The discussion panel, presented by the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and PNC Bank, will focus on taking a challenging look at the often divisive issues of race, class, wealth, poverty and opportunity.

After the discussion, O'Brien will hold a book signing for her book, “The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities.”

O'Brien is the originator of CNN’s “Black in America” and “Latino in America” series, which are among CNN’s most successful domestic and international franchises and continue to be produced by O’Brien’s production and distribution company, Starfish Media Group.

More information at www.thecharlottepost.com

Black In America and the Black Church

Via Soledad_O'Brien's posts on Twitter:

Traveling a ton this month: Black History Month AND pitching our next Black in America, about the black church and faith. So... What's the most compelling story out of the black church (any denomination btw)? Discuss....#fb

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Black History Month Resource Book
100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History

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FANN Black History Month Celebration Will Feature Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor and special correspondent, will be featured at the 29th Annual Black History Month Celebration sponsored by the Ford-Employees African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) on February 19, 2010 at the Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn, Michigan.

Other speakers will be:
Tom Joyner – host, nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show
Angela Burt-Murray – editor-in-chief of ESSENCE Magazine
David A. Wilson - founder and managing editor www.thegrio.com
Jonathan Rogers - CEO & president, TV One

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Soledad Starts Off U of the Pacific's Black History Month Events

Soledad O'Brien helped the University of the Pacific start its official Black History Month events on February 3rd by speaking and answering questions during an appearance on the Stockton campus.
“One gets to talk about black history, and when you talk about Black History Month now people want to know what's happening in Haiti, too. It reminds me about our history.”

O'Brien, who recently returned from covering Haiti's earthquake tragedy for CNN, also spent a year producing a 2009 documentary — “CNN Presents: Black in America” — that resonates appropriately with “Our Story,” the theme of Pacific's 12th Black History Month program.

“I really sort of think about Black History Month as a living, breathing element,” said O'Brien, 43, in a phone interview from her CNN office in New York on Tuesday. “Lots of stories continue to revolve around people of color. The country's minorities now will be a majority no sooner than 2050.”

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