Nation of cowards black activism in Barack Obama's post-racial America - Ikard, David, 1972-; Teasley, Martell L.; ebrary, Inc. (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012)
Introduction : is America a nation of cowards or has Attorney General Eric Holder lost his mind? -- The teaching moment that never was : Henry Louis Gates, Barack Obama, and the post-racial dilemma -- "I know what's in his heart" : enlightened exceptionalism and the problem with using Barack Obama as the racial litmus test for Black progress and achievement -- The audacity of Reverend Wright : speaking truth to power in the twenty-first century -- Setting the record straight : why Barack Obama and America cannot afford to ignore a Black agenda -- Pull yourself up by your bootstraps : Barack Obama, the Black poor, and the problems of racial common sense thinking.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Obama, Barack -- Relations with African Americans; African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century; African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Post-racialism -- United States; Race awareness -- United States; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects; United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-; Electronic books