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BET takes a look at what it means to be a black person in 21st century America on the Dec. 9 episode of "Meet the Faith," with host Dr. Ian Smith.
Guest panelists Larry Whitmore, writer/producer and creator of "The Bernie Mac Show," Elizabeth Atkins, author of the books White Chocolate and Dark Secret, and Bintell Powell, author of the book Betrayed discuss what it means to be black and if light-skinned blacks have an easier life.
The show will explore the life of bi-racial author David Matthews, who "passed" for 20 years of his life. His story is a lifelong struggle with his racial identity that briefly led him into drugs and crime and eventually to "coming out" as a black man and is chronicled in the book, "Ace of Spades."
In addition, BET News provides exclusive footage of Sen. Barack Obama commenting on race and being attacked for his level of "blackness."
Later, CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien sits down with Dr. Smith to discuss growing up multiracial and the challenges she has encountered in her career. O'Brien also reveals how her childhood affects the way she raises her kids today.
This edition of "Meet the Faith" will air on BET Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. ET/PT.
