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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…
Inauguration: Celebrating President Barack Obama and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

2013-01-27

Inauguration: Celebrating President Barack Obama and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. On Being Both: Interfaith Parent, Interfaith Child: Life With Two Religions 2013-01-17 Susan Katz Miller Four years ago this week, we awoke before dawn, bundled our children into layers of clothing, and walked from our house to the Metro station. We wedged our family…
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…
In short and simple ceremony, Obama starts his second term

2013-01-21

In short and simple ceremony, Obama starts his second term The Los Angeles Times 2013-01-20 Kathleen Hennessey WASHINGTON — With a quick and simple swearing-in ceremony at the White House, President Obama formally ended his first term in office Sunday and embarked on another four years leading a nation hobbled by a weak economy and…
Obama’s inauguration carries symbolic resonance on Martin Luther King Day

2013-01-21

Obama’s inauguration carries symbolic resonance on Martin Luther King Day The Guardian 2013-01-20 Gary Younge, Feature Writer and Columnist America’s first black president will be sworn in on the day devoted to its most famous civil rights leader In April 1961, four months before Barack Obama was born, Bobby Kennedy told Voice of America: “There’s…
Obama Should Talk About Being Biracial

2013-01-20

Obama Should Talk About Being Biracial The Daily Beast 2013-01-20 David Kaufman The President identifies as black, but David Kaufman hopes that during his second term, he’ll also discuss his biracial heritage. Four years after he first entered the White House, there’s no longer anything surprising about calling Barack Obama—America’s first black president—a “transformational” leader.…

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