For those in the DC area, the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) will be having their annual conference in Alexandria this week. Among the panelists are Manning Marabla, Adolph Reed, Kevin Powell (don't ask), and myself. If you want more information go here or just ask me. I'll be on a panel on Black Political Development Thursday morning with Profs. Reed, and Marable (along with Melissa Harris-Lacewell out of Chicago. I'll also be on a black presidential panel on friday afternoon sometime. If you're interested let me know.