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Wright's Remarks Spark Dialogue on Race in U.S.

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The controversial comments made by Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, have inspired conversations about race relations in America today. Guests and callers weigh in on whether people speak honestly about race when they have discussions in diverse groups.

Guests:

Dawn Turner Trice, Chicago Tribune columnist and moderator of the blog Exploring Race

Gregory Rodriguez, columnist for The Los Angeles Times and director of the California Fellows Program at the New America Foundation

Kathy Kramer Walsh, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin

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