SiriusXM to Broadcast "Urban View: White in America" Special

Hosted by SiriusXM's Karen Hunter, the special will provide setting for honest conversation about race in America, white privilege, and why blacks and whites perceive events differently

SiriusXM's "White in America" special to include Tim Wise, Joan Walsh, Andrew Wilkow, John Fugelsang, Dean Obeidallah and Boris Epshteyn as panelists

NEW YORK,-- SiriusXM today announced that SiriusXM's Karen Hunter will host "White in America," an all-white panel featuring Tim Wise, Joan Walsh, Andrew Wilkow, John Fugelsang, Dean Obeidallah, and Boris Epshteyn to engage in an open conversation on the current state of race relations in the United States today.     

Broadcasting from SiriusXM's studios in New York City, SiriusXM's "White in America" special will broadcast on Tuesday, July 7, at 4:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Urban View channel 126 and at 7:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Insight channel 121. It will re-air Wednesday, July 8 at 12:00 am ET; Saturday, July 11 at 4:00 pm ET; and Sunday, July 12 at 10:00 am ET on SiriusXM on Urban View. 

Hosted by African American journalist, publisher and SiriusXM host Karen Hunter, confirmed panelists taking part in SiriusXM's "White in America" panel will include anti-racism activist and writer Tim Wise;  Salon.com editor-at-large and MSNBC political analyst Joan Walsh; SiriusXM conservative political talk radio host Andrew Wilkow; lawyer turned political comedian, writer and SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah; Republican political strategist, investment banker, and finance attorney Boris Epshteyn and, actor, television personality, comedian and SiriusXM host John Fugelsang. 

With recent violent events taking place across the country including the massacre at the Charleston, South Carolina church, police brutality, racial profiling and shootings, SiriusXM host Karen Hunter will discuss -- among other timely topics -- white privilege, what it means to "be white," racism in America's police systems and, why blacks and whites see the exact same event -- the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson; The Waco, Texas biker shooting; and the McKinney pool party melee -- so differently?

"I felt compelled to put together a panel to finally have a meaningful conversation about race with people who can actually move the needle on the topic -- white men and women in media," said Karen Hunter, SiriusXM host. "Race is the one topic we are afraid to tackle in this country.  With this panel, I am hoping to offer SiriusXM listeners nationwide the conversation that is not available anywhere else."

Karen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Ladies First, On the Down Low, Kris Jenner ... and All Things Kardashian and Wendy's Got the Heat. She is a professor at City University's Hunter College.  A former reporter with The New York Daily News, Karen was the paper's first African-American female news columnist. She is a New Jersey native and a Drew University graduate.

SiriusXM Urban View features conversation, information, inspiration, empowerment, motivation and companionship from the African-American perspective.