Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a roundtable writers' breakfast held on October 24th, 2009 as part of the series "Building Toward A More Perfect Union". The footage focuses on the relationship between African Americans and Turkish and features UTD doctoral scholar Dogan Koc. The dialogue focuses on how Turkey's identity stems from its place between Europe and Asia, its population of Muslim faith and democracy, and how this bridge status results in dissonances and strengths.