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An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress.
By Alex Koppelman
October 30, 2008
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An African-American lesbian explains why she's hopeful that an "Obama Effect" won't kill gay marriage in California.
By LaDoris Cordell
October 30, 2008
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A GOP operative argues that in a race between a white and black candidate, "undecideds" vote white. Meaning, "undecideds" will break for McCain.
By Bill Greener
October 27, 2008
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From the youth vote to Sarah Palin's outdated embrace of the rural mystique, Salon's panel of demographers and consumer trend experts talks about how America is changing.
By Walter Shapiro
October 21, 2008
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McCain is redoubling efforts against Obama in this key electoral battleground, where the Philly factor could be decisive.
By Mike Madden
October 9, 2008
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Why does Barack Obama have to be Virgil Tibbs? Or Denzel Washington in "Crimson Tide"? Or any other angry black archetype?
By James Hannaham
September 18, 2008
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With the presidential race in Michigan too close for comfort, it can only help Obama that Detroit's racially divisive and felonious mayor has finally lost his job.
By Edward McClelland
September 4, 2008
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She was unforgettable in Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke." Now Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc explains what the storm took away -- and never could.
By Pasha Malla
August 27, 2008
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From Tayshaun to Rau'shee, Olympic athletes have been a reminder of distinctive African-American names. Before you poke fun, here's a history lesson.
By David Zax
August 25, 2008
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At the Olympics, you sometimes find yourself rooting for athletes because of their race. And that's OK.
By Gary Kamiya
August 20, 2008
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Rep. Adam Putnam worries that black turnout could "swamp" Republicans in down-ballot races in the South. Is he right?
By Ed Kilgore
July 10, 2008
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The works that have influenced Obama illustrate that he would be the most literary president in recent memory -- and one likely to govern from the center.
By Laura Miller
July 7, 2008
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According to the country's High Court, they are now considered "black"
By Andrew Leonard
June 19, 2008
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A British paper lures Eastwood and Lee into an unfortunate feud. Here's the real question: Which of their films should the other one have made?
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 11, 2008
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Barack Obama's candidacy spells the end of the one-drop rule and the beginning of a painful but necessary exploration of the real meaning of race in America.
By Gary Kamiya
June 10, 2008
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As the primaries end, a round table of experts -- Tom Schaller, Ruy Teixeira and Sean Wilentz -- weighs the influence of white racism on the Clinton vs. Obama contest.
By Mark Schone
June 3, 2008
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Why the press gives McCain a pass for consorting with batshit holy men, but condemns Obama to talk-show hell for the same sin.
By Gary Kamiya
May 20, 2008
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Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons.
By Joe Conason
May 9, 2008
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Her failure to challenge Barack Obama's huge momentum among African-Americans -- not a given at the start -- may have doomed her campaign.
By Thomas F. Schaller
May 5, 2008
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Black religion expert Jonathan Walton on black liberation theology's roots in slavery, MLK Jr.'s "God damn America moment" and what Jeremiah Wright has in common with Gennifer Flowers.
By Sarah Posner
May 3, 2008
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With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
Compiled by Salon staff
April 29, 2008
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Will the black nationalists and white lefties who pushed Obama up the political ladder in Chicago prove to be a liability to his White House run?
By Edward McClelland
March 18, 2008
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Clinton's popularity with Latino voters reminds us that people of color do not walk in lock step. There's a lesson here for Obama.
By Richard Rodriguez
February 9, 2008
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Clinton and Obama battle for a mother lode of delegates -- in a state with a nonwhite Latino, Asian, black majority. Who has figured out the electoral math?
By Joan Walsh
February 5, 2008
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In search of his identity, Barack Obama took the opposite path that I did. But we arrived at the same place -- and I'm voting for him.
By Gary Kamiya
February 5, 2008
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