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    • The Black Friend, GOP Wins and More

      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.

    • Obama's Speech, 'Red Tails' and More

      This week on The Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Jozen Cummings about Obama's State of the Union address, the race-specific Red Tails marketing campaign and black love on reality television.

    • Golden Globes, Jay-Z and the GOP

      This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Genetta M. Adams about the Golden Globes, Jay-Z and the b-word, and the GOP's "black problem.

    • Poverty's Real Face and the First Lady's Book

      This week on the Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Edward Wyckoff Williams about the real face of welfare, the first lady’s portrayal in a new book and the worst math lesson ever.

    • The GOP Race and 2012 Predictions

      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.

    • The Biggest Stories of the Year

      This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Managing Editor Sheryl Salomon, Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Jozen Cummings about the biggest stories of the year and our favorite black Christmas songs.

    • The Obama Campaign, Plus 'Poor Black Kids'

      This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy and contributor Elon James White about the war on poor black kids, the state of the Obama campaign and the year of the protester.

    • T.I. and Tracy, Plus Voter Suppression

      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.

    • Hypocrisy in OWS and Bye-Bye, Cain?

      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.

    • Black GOP, Mike Tyson and Abuse in Sports

      This week on The Confab: Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss chats with Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy and contributors Madison Gray and Helena Andrews about Herman Cain's influence on the image of black conservatives, Mike Tyson as a comedian and the newest child-abuse case in the sports world.