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The Silly Debate Over Whether Obama is Black or Mixed-Race

2013-01-31

The Silly Debate Over Whether Obama is Black or Mixed-Race The Huffington Post 2008-06-14 Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave the best answer to the question whether he’s black, mixed race or something in between. He recently told a Chicago fundraiser crowd that to some…
Yes We Can? White Racial Framing and the Obama Presidency, 2nd Edition

2013-01-29

Yes We Can? White Racial Framing and the Obama Presidency, 2nd Edition Routledge 292 pages 2012-12-17 Pages: 296 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-415-64536-2 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-415-64538-6 Adia Harvey Wingfield, Assistant Professor of Sociology Georgia State University Joe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden Professor of Sociology Texas A & M University The first edition of this book offered one of…
Beyond Selma-to-Stonewall

2013-01-29

Beyond Selma-to-Stonewall The New York Times 2013-01-27 By including gay rights in the arc of the struggle for civil rights — the road “through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall” — President Obama linked his presidency to ending antigay discrimination and underscored the legal wrong of denying gay people the freedom to marry. “Our journey…
With Obama, not a post-racial nation, but something more complex

2013-01-29

With Obama, not a post-racial nation, but something more complex The Washington Post 2013-01-21 Marc Fisher, Staff Writer The huge oil painting propped up on a bridge table at 13th and F streets NW was arresting enough to stop people even as they hurried toward the Mall. There they were, heroes of black America, Malcolm…
Among Blacks, Pride Is Mixed With Expectations for Obama

2013-01-28

Among Blacks, Pride Is Mixed With Expectations for Obama The New York Times 2013-01-20 Susan Saulny The Rev. Greggory L. Brown, a 59-year-old pastor of a small Lutheran church, committed himself to ministry and a life pursuing social justice on April 4, 1968 — the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was slain…
The liberation of Barack Obama

2013-01-24

The liberation of Barack Obama The Washington Post 2013-01-20 E. J. Dionne Jr., Opinion Writer Barack Hussein Obama can begin his second term liberated by the confidence that he is already a landmark figure in American history. His task is not to manufacture a legacy but to leave his successors a nation that is more…
Michael Jeffries on the Cultural Significance of President Obama

2013-01-24

Michael Jeffries on the Cultural Significance of President Obama Wellesley College News Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts 2013-01-18 New Book by Wellesley American Studies Professor Tackles Race in America Michael Jeffries, Knafel Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of American Studies, studies race, gender, politics, identity, and popular culture. His new book, Paint the…
Paint the White House Black: Barack Obama and the Meaning of Race in America

2013-01-24

Paint the White House Black: Barack Obama and the Meaning of Race in America Stanford University Press 2013 224 pages 2 tables Cloth ISBN: 9780804780957 Paper ISBN: 9780804780964 E-book ISBN: 9780804785570 Michael P. Jeffries, Sidney R. Knafel Assistant Professor of American Studies Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts Barack Obama’s election as the first black president in…
The ironic consequences of Obama’s election: Decreased support for social justice

2013-01-23

The ironic consequences of Obama’s election: Decreased support for social justice Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Volume 45, Issue 3 (May 2009) pages 556–559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.01.006 Cheryl R. Kaiser, Associate Professor of Psychology University of Washington Benjamin J. Drury Department of Psychology University of Washington Kerry E. Spalding Department of Psychology University of Washington Sapna…
After the first black president, who will be second?

2013-01-21

After the first black president, who will be second? The Washington Post 2013-01-20 Vanessa Williams President Obama’s historic election in 2008 and his reelection last year proved decisively that race is no longer an insurmountable hurdle to high political office in the United States. But the current pool of possible candidates suggests that the next…

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