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  • In fact, more than forty black men and women candidates paved the way for a black president

    President Obama was not the first African American to seriously pursue the presidency. In fact, more than forty black men and women candidates paved the way for a black president; Obama stands on the shoulders of those other black leaders and politicians. Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz, “Introduction: The African American Quest for…

  • African Americans and the Presidency: The Road to the White House

    “African Americans and the Presidency” explores the long history of African American candidates for President and Vice President, examining the impact of each candidate on the American public, as well as the contribution they all made toward advancing racial equality in America.

  • Could Harlem Désir, France’s First Black Socialist Party Chief, Become The Next Obama?

    Could Harlem Désir, France’s First Black Socialist Party Chief, Become The Next Obama? International Business Times 2012-10-26 Jacey Fortin, World Politics Reporter For the first time ever, a black politician will take the reins of a major political party in France. If all goes well for him, 2022 in France could look a lot like…

  • The Race Talk: Multiracialism, White Hegemony, and Identity Politics

    The Race Talk: Multiracialism, White Hegemony, and Identity Politics Information Age Publishing 2012-10-25 144 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61735-912-5 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61735-913-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-61735-914-9 Pierre W. Orelus, Assistant Professor of Education New Mexico State University Drawing on critical race theory, this book critically examines race through a mosaic lens pointing out various issues directly connected…

  • Crossing B(l)ack: Mixed-Race Identity in Modern American Fiction and Culture

    The past two decades have seen a growing influx of biracial discourse in fiction, memoir, and theory, and since the 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency, debates over whether America has entered a “post-racial” phase have set the media abuzz. In this penetrating and provocative study, Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins adds a new dimension…

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

    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…

  • Harry L. Carrico, Virginia Supreme Court justice, dies at 96

    Harry L. Carrico, Virginia Supreme Court justice, dies at 96 The Washington Post 2013-01-28 Martin Weil Harry L. Carrico, who sat for 42 years on the Virginia Supreme Court and wrote a decision on interracial marriage that was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court in what was regarded as a civil rights milestone, died Sunday…

  • Yes We Can? White Racial Framing and the Obama Presidency, 2nd Edition

    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

    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

    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…