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moderator Soledad O’Brien Anchor & Special Correspondent CNN Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning anchor and special correspondent for CNN. Since joining the network in 2003, O’Brien has reported breaking news from around the globe and has produced notable documentaries on some of the most important stories facing the world today. She also covers political news as part of CNN’s “Best Political Team on Television.” O’Brien’s most recent project, Latino in America, was a wide-ranging look at Latinos living in this country—how they’re reshaping America and how America is reshaping them. In 2009, she also reported for Black in America 2, a four-hour documentary focusing on successful community leaders who are improving the lives of African-Americans. O’Brien’s reporting for Black in America in 2008 revealed the state of Black America 40 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her Children of the Storm project and One Crime at a Time documentary demonstrate O’Brien’s continued commitment to covering stories affecting New Orleans. O’Brien joined CNN in July 2003 as the co-anchor of the network’s flagship morning program, American Morning. She came to CNN from NBC News, where she anchored the network’s Weekend Today since July 1999. Prior to that, O’Brien anchored MSNBC’s award-winning technology program The Site.