Do blacks feel betrayed by Obama's silence on race?

President Obama has become a racial enigma. When it comes to the black/white divide in America, Obama is believed to be everything from Clarence Thomas to Malcolm X, depending on whom you ask. The right-wing identifies Obama as a radical black man who hates white people, and the progressive black community sees Obama as yet another political sellout fresh off Harvard Yard.
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Posted by: Posted by Eddie Louis Harris - Jul 25, 2010 - 10:53 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jul 25, 2010 - 12:15 PM PDT

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by Eddie Louis Harris - Jul. 25, 2010

President Obama has become a racial enigma. When it comes to the black/white divide in America, Obama is believed to be everything from Clarence Thomas to Malcolm X, depending on whom you ask. The right-wing identifies Obama as a radical black man who hates white people, and the progressive black community sees Obama as yet another political sellout fresh off Harvard Yard.

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