Why We Must Talk About Race Now — More Than Ever Before
by Carmen Van Kerckhove (Originally published at the Racialicious blog) Just one day after Barack Obama’s historic victory, a giddy New York Times declared that his success at the polls was “sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease.” With ease? This statement contradicts the tightrope Obama had to walk throughout the … Why We Must Talk About Race Now — More Than Ever Before