Audio: Barack Obama at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention

Opening Remarks: Listen

• This is basic stump speech stuff.

Question and Answer Session: Listen

• The Q&A session is the most interesting part.
• The relationship between illegal immigration and African American employment

• How does he respond to Clinton calling him naive? He goes for the jugular on the experience vs. judgment issue.
• He talks about his appreciation for the black press because when he was in Chicago, papers like the Chicago Defender were covering work he did when mainstream papers weren’t.
• He puts the Darfur situation in light of how the U.S. will need to have a broader engaging Africa policy. He talks about how there is relatively little attention on the millions who have been killed in the Congo.
• He was asked whether he would choose Hillary as a VP. Talks about what his candidacy offers that Clinton and Edwards’ candidacy does not.
• Will he have a racial conversation like Bill Clinton had and will he apologize for slavery? He is more interested in “talking about action rather than talking about talk.”
• Talks about Katrina rebuilding.
• What gives you hope that America is ready for a black President?
• Addresses the problem with the “Is he black enough?” question.

UPDATE: Watch the video of the first ten minutes here.