A Minefield for Obama

City Limits by Jarrett Murphy | Mar. 27, 2010 (Opinion)

The White House has refused to inject color into its depictions of the economic crisis. No surprise there: Obama's breaking the color barrier at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue hasn't given him free rein to conduct the "national conversation on race" of which he once spoke. Instead, pigment is a uniquely perilous topic for him. Full Story »

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Mar. 30, 2010

A thoughtfully written opinion piece drawing attention to an important statistic not seen in the general unemployment numbers: national unemployment = 9.7%, black unemployment = 15.8%; black male unemployment stats are even higher. How will Obama address this issue? The writer deftly describes what is working against him in doing so.

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