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, BAR contributor
Obama’s cynical analysis of youth activism was yet another dog whistle to the wealthiest and most conservative sections of white America.
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Two men with track records of advocacy and activism were kicked to the curb in favor of a man with practically no history of Black advocacy.
Danny Haiphong
, BAR contributor
The Obamas are cashing in on their lifelong project to further the destruction of Black people, while blaming the victim.
Paul Street
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Ann Garrison
, BAR contributor
“If Obama ever showed any respect for the United Nations Charter, it must have been April Fool’s Day.”
Bruce A. Dixon
, BAR managing editor
"the president cynically leveraged his blackness to obscure the fact that he was refusing to go after the guilty parties, while proposing n
Bruce A. Dixon
, BAR managing editor
The presumption that Barack Obama, no matter what he does or doesn't do, enjoys nearly unanimous black support is a veritable wall around the presi
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, BAR managing editor
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