• The Confab -- July 31, 2009

    This week on The Confab: Talking it out over a beer at the White House. Can a 'teachable moment' be the result of a fine brewski? Plus, why black women in America are having the worst week ever. Join The Root's Deputy Editor Terence Samuel as he talks with The Root's Assistant Editor Saaret E. Yoseph, senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz and contributor to The Root David Swerdlick.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
    The Confab -- July 31, 2009
  • Obama: Beer Meeting 'Thoughtful'
    Gates and Crowley meet at the White House
  • Race, Beer and an Unresolved Nation

    Gates wants to do a doc on racial profiling. Obama pours beer and dilutes the importance of racial profiling. Some believe it doesn't even exist. Should we just move on?
    Did Obama's Beer Invite Water Down the Issue of Profiling?
  • Obama Gets It

    President Obama said the Skip Gates arrest “is a sign of how race remains a factor in this society.” Obviously, not everyone agrees. The split is largely along racial lines, and we know which side he's on.
    Obama and Henry Louis Gates
  • President Obama's Statement on the Henry Louis Gates Jr. Arrest
    President Obama on Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Arrest
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