Is Obama the End of Black Politics?

For most black Americans, Obama's candidacy represented a kind of racial milestone, the natural next phase of a 50-year movement. But for Michael Nutter, the reverse was also true: not supporting Obama's candidacy marked a kind of progress, too. The movement, after all, was about the freedom to choose your own candidate, white or black. In a sense, you could argue that it was Nutter -- and not those black politicians who embraced Obama because they so ... Full Story »

Posted by Chris Finnie
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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, Presidential Election 2008, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Aug 6, 2008 - 10:53 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Aug 6, 2008 - 11:32 AM PDT

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Chris Finnie
4.4
by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

VERY long, it is also well written and thoughtful. I have seen some of the sentiments expressed in this piece myself. A black woman delegate at the last state Democratic convention yelled at me for not supporting Clinton. She said Obama had to "wait his turn" and that it was time for a woman to win. I can't disagree with her there. But, in a way, what Bai explores here is the possibility of a post-racial political environment in which candidates gain support for their policies, not their race. As an older woman, I have been as horrified as some of the older black leaders that young women don't seem to realize how hard it was--and could be again if they don't guard the rights we fought for. But maybe Bai is showing us another ... More »

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Taylor Bernal
3.7
by Taylor Bernal - Nov. 18, 2009

This article is well written and insightful.

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