Yes, BP is ending its run.

Today, hear Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) on her new job as CBC Chair: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) was formally named Chair-Elect of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) this month and joins me to talk about the organization’s leadership for the upcoming Congress.

And Princeton Prof. Melissa Harris Lacewell talks with me about the latest on the president-elect and his transition team.

Joining me to discuss calming your mind – Jenny Phillips, she’s a practicing psychotherapist and the filmmaker behind “THE DHAMMA BROTHERS,” which tells the story of prisoners finding freedom through mediation. She explains how anyone can work towards “spiritual development” through meditation.

And journalist Gilbert King, author of “THE EXECUTION OF WILLIE FRANCIS: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South” has his story on cruel and unusual punishment and the outrageous case that sparked his interest in the criminal justice system.

That’s this weekend on Black Politics.

Joining me to discuss where we go from here, post-election: Dr. David Campt, aka the RACE DOCTOR; he’s the co-author of “The Little Book of Dialogue For Difficult Subjects” with Lisa Schirch.

And James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org talks "Election Stories," Change's digital snapshot of the impact of Obama's election on Black Americans and their allies, Black online activists' contributions to the campaign, as well as voters' experiences at the polls on Election Day.

That’s this weekend on Black Politics.

I'm talking with my favorite Republican columnist and comic, Robert George, from the New York Post, about how we both felt this week after the victory of the Obama campaign, as well as the key elements for victory and defeat and what we hope comes from this new administration.

That's this week on Black Politics.

A message from Chris Owens:

This weekend:

With our regular and urgent report on voter protection: Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President & CEO, on the NAACP’s legal ground work to protect votes before and after the election.

** If you have problems voting call 866-OUR-VOTE and a legal expert will be there to take your call, answer questions and if necessary, come down to your voting station. **

And Ludovic Blain, Project Director, StopDogWhistleRacism.com, based in Oakland, California, joins me to explain how campaigns have often been shaped by the “dog whistle” tactics that seek to divide and spread fear. StopDogWhistleRacism.com is a non-partisan research project of the Center for Social Inclusion, which seeks to examine the ways that race figured implicitly in the 2008 campaigns, ballot initiatives and policy debates.

That’s this weekend on Black Politics.