This is my final full blog posting as Host of "Black Politics with Chris Owens." I hope you like it.

In Louisiana, America took another step forward while simultaneously taking one step backward.

A Vietnamese-American, Anh Cao, will succeed incumbent William Jefferson as the 2nd Congressional District's member of the U.S. House of Representatives. This is in New Orleans, people! Cao, a Republican, beat the long-time incumbent, in a run-off election marked by low voter turnout and a general lack of enthusiasm for an incumbent whose effectiveness had been nearly eliminated by indictments and investigations.

With Cao's ascension, America broke through another racial-ethnic barrier. Ironically, Louisiana has proven to be a Petrie (spelling?) dish for such change, having elected America's first Governor of Indian descent, Bobby Jindal -- also a Republican.

Yes, BP is ending its run.

Today:

I'm speaking with Katrina Browne, who made a ghastly discovery about her family: she’s the descendant of one of the largest slave-trading families in U.S. history... and they were Yankees.

Browne is the filmmaker behind “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” which was shown at the New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival and by PBS this summer.

Also joining me, Harold Fields – He is active in restorative justice and racial reconciliation projects across the nation and is featured in the film.

Plus, Attacking Cancer – Dr. Arden Morris, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, shares why more people of color are dying from cancer, even when they have the same access to treatment.

Last week, you heard:

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 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.