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  • Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race

    Jolted by Deaths, Obama Found His Voice on Race The New York Times 2017-01-15 Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, National Reporter Tensions across the country prompted the president to abandon his early reticence on race again and again. WASHINGTON — Only weeks after 70 million Americans chose a black man for president,…

  • Obama’s Delicate Balance on Issue of Race and Policing

    Obama’s Delicate Balance on Issue of Race and Policing The New York Times 2017-07-08 Mark Landler, White House Correspondent Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent WARSAW — As Air Force One headed for Europe on Thursday afternoon, President Obama holed up in the plane’s office editing a Facebook post meant to express his anguish at…

  • 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…

  • Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy

    Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy The New York Times 2014-12-08 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Reporter Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — As crowds of people staged “die-ins” across the country last week to protest the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers, young African-American activists were…