"The Root" Managing Editor at American University

I'm in my Comm 535 class at American University right now, called "Writing for Converged Media." We're about to welcome a guest speaker: Lynette Clemetson, Managing Editor, The Root.

I'll be live blogging through most of her appearance. She'll talk about the historic impact of voters electing our very first African-American president. Some of the stories she'll talk about are linked below. They're articles from "The Root" online.

In Our Lifetime, by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
An Open Letter to Barack Obama by Alice Walker
The First Internet President by Omar Wasow
Michelle Obama: First Lady of the United States by Kim McLarin
5 Obama Hair Don'ts by The Root Staff