Check out the article on time.com (courtesy of Cabong). ..
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1584736,00.html
The interesting thing is how the combination of the current political landscape and the new players on the scene has the potential to force a leadership transition. This could signal the evolution from one commonly accepted style and posture to a more fitting and up to date approach.
- ...."good" blacks and "bad" blacks...
- African American or other African heritage?
- Agitators = authentic black
- Arrival of new leadership and the transition
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Decoding the Debate Over the Blackness of Barack Obama
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/opinion/11sun3.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
The New Black Nativism
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1587276,00.html
Cabong and I have been going back and forth on this and the whole discussion as to whether he is black enough or not! What?!
If he is standing on a street corner in any major city trying to catch a cab at night - he will certainly be characterized as a black man.
No doubt!
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