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Obama Era

The Obama Era: A New Age in American Politics

Brandon Hill | Posted 02.04.2013 | College
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Brandon Hill

Folks, it is a new day in America. There is a new kind of rhythm in the streets. There is a new kind of voice in the fray. There is a new kind of optimism in the wind. Welcome to the Obama Era.

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The Imagery of African American Identity and Raising Black Daughters in the Obama Era

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 11.28.2012 | Black Voices
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Mark Anthony Neal

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in the Left of Black Studios by Maurice O. Wallace, Associate Professor of English and African-American Studies at Duke University.

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Has Obama Earned the Youth Vote?

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Bakari Kitwana

Nearly the exact opposite of what mainstream media has been projecting about a youth vote in crisis, the dominant atmosphere at Ignite 2010 was of young voters still heavily committed to the change they voted for two years ago.

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Black Leaders Feeling Eclipsed In Obama Era

Newsweek | Allison Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Jesse Jackson can still get a crowd going--when he can find one. He appeared at a Los Angeles restaurant this fall, primed to discuss school dropout r...

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