SOLEDAD O'BRIEN
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Soledad O'Brien addressed criticism from "white
people" about her documentaries
about race in America
O'Brien has hosted five documentaries in CNN's "Black
In America" series. In a talk at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government,
she said that some people have told her that the documentaries are
"divisive," and that they think black Americans should stop
differentiating themselves from white Americans.
"First of all, it's only white people who ever said
that -- 'if we could just see beyond race. If only people didn't see race, it
would be such a better place, and you are responsible for bringing up these
icky race issues, Soledad, you should just let sleeping dogs lie,'"
O'Brien said.
She continued, "I was like, again, 'OK, white person,
this is a conversation you clearly are uncomfortable with, and I have no
problem seeing race, and I think we should talk about race."
O'Brien signed off CNN as a regular host in March, after the
network announced that a new morning show would replace "Starting
Point." She is still working with CNN as a roving documentary reporter,
and was also recently named a distinguished visiting fellow at Harvard, her
alma mater.
Her most recent installment of "Black in America
"You know, white people really have a luxury in that
they get a range of stories, that they’re not defined by five stories,"
she explained. "So I think that the difference with 'Black in America
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