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  • Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you

    Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you WFTS: ABC Action News Tampa Bay, Florida 2015-07-16 Dick Meyer, Chief Washington Correspondent Scripps News Some points to ponder about Obama’s record WASHINGTON, D.C. – I’ve never written a column like this. Readers rarely believe it, but I am not on any political team. Generosity…

  • The black president some worried about has arrived

    The black president some worried about has arrived The Washington Post 2015-07-15 Janell Ross, Reporter There’s this thing people sometimes say down South. So-and-so is “acting brand new.” Sometimes that’s a reference to people behaving like they don’t know old friends and family — that they have evolved past their old crowd. Sometimes that’s Southern-speak…

  • The Unperformative President

    The Unperformative President TDR: The Drama Review Volume 59, Number 2, Summer 2015 (T226) pages 7-8 Richard Schechner, University Professor; Professor, Performance Studies New York University Who is President Barack Obama? What will his legacy be? Why is he so unpopular that his own Democratic Party shunned him during the 2014 elections? The Dems got…

  • Obama sharpens his message on race

    Obama sharpens his message on race The Hill Washington, D.C. 2015-07-01 Mike Lillis President Obama is taking a more aggressive approach to the issue of race, repeatedly offering sharp commentary as he confronts America’s oldest, deepest divide. Black lawmakers, Obama’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, have cheered the president’s newfound willingness to address race head-on.…

  • The Social Construction of Race

    Race is a social fiction imposed by the powerful on those they wish to control.

  • How a long-dead white supremacist still threatens the future of Virginia’s Indian tribes

    How a long-dead white supremacist still threatens the future of Virginia’s Indian tribes The Washington Post 2015-07-01 Joe Heim, Staff Writer Walter A. Plecker’s goal as Virginia’s registrar of vital statistics was to ban race-mixing. He declared there were no true Indians left because of marriages with blacks. (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Virginia’s Indian tribes have faced…

  • How Race Is Conjured

    The fiction of race hides the real source of racism and inequity in America today.

  • What President Obama’s historic week means for his legacy

    What President Obama’s historic week means for his legacy MSNBC 2015-06-28 Benjy Sarlin, Political Reporter Every occupant of the White House experiences more than one presidency. There’s their actual time in office, an experience characterized by constant political conflict, a drumbeat of unanticipated crises large and small, and a trudging slog towards policy goals. Then…

  • Episode 613 – President Barack Obama

    Episode 613 – President Barack Obama WTF with Marc Maron Monday, 2015-06-22 Marc Maron, Host Barack Obama, President of the United States Marc and President Obama in the garage (Photo: Pete Souza) Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race…

  • U.S. ‘Not Cured’ of Racism, Obama Says, Citing Slavery’s Legacy

    U.S. ‘Not Cured’ of Racism, Obama Says, Citing Slavery’s Legacy The New York Times 2015-06-22 Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent Christine Hauser, Reporter WASHINGTON — Just days after nine black parishioners were killed in a South Carolina church, President Obama said the legacy of slavery still “casts a long shadow” on American life, and…