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  • Art for Obama: Designing Manifest Hope And The Campaign For Change

    Art for Obama: Designing Manifest Hope And The Campaign For Change Abrams 2009-10-01 184 pages 150 full-color illustrations Trim Size: 9 x 11 Paperback ISBN: 0-8109-8498-9 Edited by: Shepard Fairey Jennifer Gross Few events in recent memory have captivated the world’s attention like that of Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign. Not only did it stir…

  • The Paradox of the First Black President

    As the historic administration nears its final year, African-American leaders debate: Did Barack Obama do enough for his own community?

  • Rupert Murdoch implies Obama is not ‘real black president’ in tweet praising Ben Carson

    Rupert Murdoch implies Obama is not ‘real black president’ in tweet praising Ben Carson The Guardian 2015-10-07 Ben Jacobs, Political Reporter Media mogul says Republican contender could ‘properly address the racial divide’ in tweets criticising Obama’s record in office Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has suggested that Barack Obama was not a “real black” president in…

  • Obama has vastly changed the face of the federal bureaucracy

    Obama has vastly changed the face of the federal bureaucracy The Washington Post 2015-09-20 Juliet Eilperin, White House Bureau Chief Friday afternoon announcements in Washington are usually aimed at attracting as little attention as possible, but last Friday was different. President Obama’s decision to nominate Eric Fanning — an openly gay man — to head…

  • Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song

    Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song The Washington Post 2015-09-25 Erik Nielson, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts University of Richmond Travis L. Gosa, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Erik Nielson is an assistant professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond. Travis L. Gosa is an assistant professor of…

  • Between the World and Me: Empathy Is a Privilege

    Between the World and Me: Empathy Is a Privilege The Atlantic 2015-09-28 John Paul Rollert, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science University of Chicago Booth School of Business Barack Obama and Ta-Nehisi Coates have made race and empathy central to their writing, but their conclusions point in radically different directions. Don’t despair. According to Ta-Nehisi…

  • A Place in Between

    A Place in Between The Washington Post 2008-08-25 Kevin Merida, Managing Editor Will Jawando sat on a Capitol Hill park bench admiring an unseasonably breezy August afternoon as he told his story of being half black and half white, “kind of a double outsider” in a nation still struggling with difference. His story could easily be…

  • The Hip Hop & Obama Reader

    The Hip Hop & Obama Reader Oxford University Press 2015-10-14 336 Pages 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches Hardcover ISBN: 9780199341801 Paperback ISBN: 9780199341818 Edited by: Travis L. Gosa, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Erik Nielson, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts University of Richmond Offers a comprehensive, scholarly analysis of the relationship…

  • Biases in the Perception of Barack Obama’s Skin Tone

    Biases in the Perception of Barack Obama’s Skin Tone Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Volume 14, Issue 1, December 2014 pages 137–161 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12061 Markus Kemmelmeier, Professor of Sociology University of Nevada, Reno H. Lyssette Chavez University of Nevada, Reno White Americans higher in prejudice were less likely to vote for Barack Obama…

  • The post-racial illusion: racial politics and inequality in the age of Obama

    The post-racial illusion: racial politics and inequality in the age of Obama Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine Number 3 (March 2012): Post-racial America? Olivier Richomme l’université de Lyon II-Lumière Contents 1. The 2008 election as an exception a-The circumstances b-A post-racial election? 2. The state of the racial divide a-Economic well-being b-Health c-Housing d-Education…