Soledad O'Brien discusses Spike Lee and journalism at Behind the Lens Awards

Soledad O'Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Unit, reporting hour-long documentaries throughout the year and filing in-depth series on the most important ongoing and breaking news stories for all major CNN programs.

O'Brien joined CNN in July 2003 as the co-anchor of the network's flagship morning program, American Morning, and distinguished herself by reporting from the scene on the transformational stories that broke on her watch. Her efforts following Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand, have earned her numerous awards and critical acclaim.

In recent months, O'Brien served as CNN's point person for President George W. Bush's visit to Mexico, delivering a series of eye-opening reports on conditions south of the border that fuel illegal immigration to the United States. She also anchored and reported a highly acclaimed CNN: Special Investigations Unit documentary featuring a never-before-seen look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s private writings, notes and teachings, which represent the foundation of King's life's work as a preacher and human rights activist; and her ongoing initiative titled "Children of the Storm," which provides video cameras to young Hurricane Katrina survivors so that they can tell their stories of trial and triumph in their own words and images.

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[guyNbluejeans]

I wonder why the racist mulatto isn't bringing up the fact that on July 4 Marty Marshall, a Caucasian, along with his family and two friends, one in a wheelchair, were walking home from a fireworks display in Akron, Ohio when they found themselves surrounded by DOZENS of black punks yelling racial epithets before assaulting them!

Marty remained in hospital for days, and he and the other victims are now afraid of retaliation for talking ... .

WHERE THE HELL IS OBAMA TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS CRIME?!

[blacktreemedia]

guyNbluejeans - nobody cares about Marty and your lame story, go smoke some Meth and shut the F up.

[BostonGarden]

Soledad: "I'm black!"  Yeah honey, 1/3..talk about the two other 1/3's that you are as well you idiot

[blacktreemedia]

BostonGarden - i hear what you are saying, and it has been this all of a sudden rush to categorize people of mixed races as not black now that President Obama is in office. But lets just look at it this way. If Obama was not president, and was pulled over by an officer, or was a suspect in a crime, what would the news report and/or the police report read? Would it say "a man who was black and white?" This is America right? Why does it matter to u what she calls herself?

[hamdizzel4]

she is smoking hot I wanna fuck her too

[DreadfulSolemnity]

I want to fuck Soledad O'Brien.

[flubno]

@seans10 Her mom and dad were at an award event that she was in. Her dad was this distinguished looking white guy and her mom looked like she was in her 60's , short hair, over weight, black lady. She is from Cuba but doesn't look mixed with Spanish. She looked like any old black lady here in America. Soledad her self is way past 30

[seans10]

@flubno I've seen a picture of her mother since making that observation. She's not drop-dead gorgeous and she's certainly not unattractive. Though it's hard to assess because her mother looked to be well into her 30s (at least) in the picture I saw of her.

[flubno]

God, I want to do this chick in the butt, all night long.

[flubno]

@seans10 Her mom is dumpy lookin, not hot.

[mazer2015]

too sexy

[63weezer]

-- Soledad O'Brien got her 'bones' by calling out the head of FEMA after Katrina. She made public what no other network wanted to address! Calling displaced americans 'refugees'??...PLEEZE!! O'Brien is well aware of her black roots- 1/3rd or otherwise. You don't have anyone from Foxnews addressing the plight of black america-DO YOU? You haters need to get off her ass! At least she has been trying to bring forward what others won't touch.

[BardleyCfan]

@Thedarksecret1 I don't agree with that statement!!!

[westside159]

soledad obrien loves lex steele , shane diesel , rico strong , jack napier and mandingo films

[izaccy]

you people are horrible

[snakedog90]

Soledad "sell out " obrien. it took her thirty years to figure out she is a minority.