Harlem residents and black scholars gathered recently at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in African History [ nypl.org/locations/schomburg ] to discuss the prospects for a second Obama term as President.
Participants include professors:
FREDERICK HARRIS ("Barack Obama and Rise and Decline of Black Politics"); PENIEL JOSEPH ("From Black Power to Barack Obama"); Schomburg director KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD ("Dark: The Condemnation of Blackness"); Poet SONIA SANCHEZ ("Shake Loose My Skin"); and Princeton Professor CORNEL WEST ("Democracy Matters").
Anchor: Robert Knight Producer: Thiago Barrozo Engineer: Michael G. Haskins Origin: WBAI/Pacifica