Senator Obama is facing criticism over remarks made by his pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. We take a closer look at the tradition of black liberation theology and the role of the black church in politics. Also: live coverage of Senator Obama's speech on race, and we open the phones for listener reaction.
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Stephanie Robinson, president and CEO of The Jamestown Project and Eddie Glaude, Jr., associate professor at Princeton University and Gladys Mitchell, doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Chicago and a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, talk ...
SPECIAL: Senator Obama Live from Philadelphia
Live coverage of Barack Obama's speech on race at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Open Phones
Listeners call in with their reaction to Senator Obama's speech on race.
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