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What Obama means

--for our culture, our politics, our future

By Asim, Jabari

Publishers Summary:
Asim, author of the acclaimed "The N Word," provides the context needed to understand what the Obama presidency means to Americans of all backgrounds, showing how African American performers, athletes, rhetoricians, and leaders laid the groundwork for Obama and how Obama turned the old civil-rights model of African American leadership on its head.

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978-0-06171-133-6
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New York : William Morrow, c2009.


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Reviewed on February 16, 2009

In this exultation of everything Obama, author and magazine editor Asim (The N Word) takes a more historical approach to the 43rd President than his title would suggest, focusing more on pop-culture and political forebears than the consequences of Obama's election and presidency. Asim notes the influence of Michael Jackson and Prince, Duke Ellington and Dizzie Gillespie, J...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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