BU Now » Henry Louis Gates Jr. http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 A ‘beer summit’ at the White House http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/07/27/white-house-racial-beer-summit/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/07/27/white-house-racial-beer-summit/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:03:56 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=2490 beer-glassesA spokesman confirms that President Obama, his African-American professor friend arrested in his own Cambridge home, and the white arresting officer will have a beer together this week at the White House to mend hurt feelings on all sides.  College of Communication Associate Dean Tobe Berkovitz, a political communications expert, says the “beer summit” invitation was a smart move on Obama’s part.

Contact Tobe Berkovitz, 617-353-3447, tobetv@bu.edu

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