• March 16, 2012

    This week on the Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with staff writer Jenée Desmond-Harris and contributor Hillary Crosley about Rick Santorum's Southern sweep, the debate over "Homeless Hotspots" and '90s nostalgia on the 15th anniversary of Love Jones.

  • February 24, 2012

    This week on The Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with assistant editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributing editor Natalie Hopkinson about the GOP’s culture war, Rihanna and Chris Brown’s reunion and what drives success for black men in college.

  • February 10, 2012

    This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Washington Reporter Cynthia Gordy and How to Be Black author Baratunde Thurston about being the black friend, Rick Santorum's chances and Roland Martin's tweet scandal.

    Read an excerpt from How to Be Black and click here for information on Thurston's Feb. 13 event in Washington, D.C.

  • January 6, 2012

    This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Washington Reporter Cynthia Gordy and contributor Jack White about the state of the race of the GOP presidential nomination and what to look forward to in 2012.

  • December 9, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Deputy Editor Lauren Williams and contributor Michael Arceneaux about whether political correctness has a place in comedy, and new laws that might make it harder to vote in 2012.

  • December 2, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy and contributors Elon James White and Jack White about blacks, police brutality at Occupy Wall Street and who's still viable in the GOP race.

  • October 7, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss, contributor Mary Curtis and The Root 100 honoree Adam Serwer about politics and race in the New South, Rick Perry's ranch problem, Herman Cain and our list of the 100 most influential African Americans.

  • September 23, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Helena Andrews about Troy Davis' death, capital punishment and whether or not there's a trending-topic conspiracy on Twitter.

  • September 2, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and Contributing Editor Natalie Hopkinson about the black middle class, saggy pants and redemption for Chris Brown and Michael Vick.

  • August 5, 2011

    This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Washington Reporter Cynthia Gordy, Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and frequent contributor David Swerdlick about Obama's birthday, his re-election chances and R&B groups of the past.

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