With Barack Obama's astonishing rise to the highest office in the land, a new era has dawned in American racial politics - or has it?  Join Johnson Communication Leadership Center Director, Christopher Holmes Smith for a roundtable conversation about the prospects for progressive cross-racial discussion at this time of maximum economic turbulence. A panel of leading young political commentators is featured, including: Tanya Acker, media, legal, and political analyst; Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and political correspondent; Amy Holmes, media and political analyst and Kyle Baker, writer, artist, and animator.  Lunch will be served.  RSVP requested.  To RSVP, click here.