It's February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow (that dude ALWAYS sees his shadow. Drat!) and the show must go on. Here's what's happening today:
For years, the African-American community has stressed the importance of good role models, particularly for young Black men. Well, it could be said you can't get much better than Barack Obama. The fact that he was raised by a single mom and overcame adversity to become the President of the United States seems to speak directly to Black men. But does the story resonate as strongly for them if you add that he graduated from Columbia and Harvard? Or that he became a Senator? In our first hour, we'll look at how Barack Obama's story fits in with the actors, musicians and athletes who have risen to role-model status within the African-American community. And on the opinion page at the end of the hour, we'll talk about the overwhelming reaction regarding the octuplets born last week in California.
In our second hour, we'll take you inside the Vidocq Society. The members are Philadelphia-based criminology experts who meet up once a month and try to figure-out unsolved crimes, particularly homicides. We'll talk to two of the founding members of the organization about how the Vidocq Society got started, how members of the group are selected, and the step-by-step process that goes into investigating a cold case. Then at the end of the hour, we'll talk about the 3-D commercials that debuted during last night's Superbowl game. Did you watch them? Do you see a future in 3-D advertisements jumping out at you?
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