CNN's two-part special Black in America garnered a huge response from iReporters. porschap described the documentary as an "eye-opener," and said it made her want to become more involved in her black community. venwright felt like "the average black guy" was overlooked.

bradbailey heard plenty of opinions about the CNN special. He hosted an impromptu viewing party at his Los Angeles, California, home. After the show, he filmed his friends' reactions. The discussion lasted until 2 a.m., bradbailey reported.

"When they showed up, I couldn't get them to leave," he said. "They were really into it."

We love bradbailey's intimate look at his viewing party, and hope he'll do the same for other big events. Do you ever host discussion groups? Take us inside the conversation.

Posted by katie // 1 month ago
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The issue of race in America is huge and it affects so many people. As part one of CNN's documentary television series "Black in America" aired on Wednesday night, we hoped that CNN viewers of all races would come to iReport.com and weigh in on issues of race in America raised by the show.

We wanted to hear how you liked the show, whether you thought it correctly depicted your experience as a black American and what the show left out in terms of explaining the black experience.

Scores of people weighed in. Here, CNN.com's Melissa Long and iReport producer Kate Taylor discuss a few of the responses. Also, CNN's Soledad O'Brien speaks with an iReporter about the documentary here, and answers your iReport questions here.

Part two of the documentary airs tonight. We hope that you'll put your responses on camera and share them with iReport.com.

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Tonight, we invite you to be a part of history.

Part one of CNN's groundbreaking documentary television series Black in America airs at 9 p.m. ET. We hope you will tune in, and then share your reaction on iReport.com.

If you are watching with your family or friends, film their reactions too. Pass the camera around and capture the conversation. We want to hear reactions from all races. What did you think of the documentary? What does it mean to be Black in America?

Your thoughts, comments and reactions could be part of a special CNN.com/live show Thursday, Noon ET. You'll also have a chance to join the conversation with the producers of Black in America.

Upload your stories here.

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