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Digest: Race and the Presidential Election

The 2008 presidential election will be historic and the issue of race has been salient throughout the entire campaign season. Often both implicit and explicit race talk is used to divide and alienate, yet a colorblind approach can also have the same effects. What is interesting about this election is not that race is being talked about but how race is being discussed and framed. The Race and Elections Digest will serve as a vehicle for the Kirwan Institute to highlight recent articles, polls, and news clips of interest that demonstrate how race is being used and talked about during the 2008 presidential election.

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Don't hurry to toss previous efforts at understanding By Sylvester Brown Jr., The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 10, 2009
Is the race issue obsolete? Back to the classroom: the continuing relevance of black history By Eric Arnesen, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, 2009
						Why the Muslim World Can't Hear Obama By Alaa Al Aswany, The New York Times, February 7, 2009
Time to end Black History Month? By Jesse Washington, The Associated Press, February 6, 2009
WILLIAMS: The final chapter to racial politics and racism Obama's election closes the book on all the '-isms' By Armstrong Williams, The Washington Times, February 2, 2009
Study Sees an Obama Effect as Lifting Black Test-Takers By Sam Dillon, The New York Times, January 22, 2009
						Talk About Race? Relax, It's O.K. By Saraj Kershaw, The New York Times, January 14, 2009
Why should a journalist's race matter? By Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe, January 14, 2009
						American Girl By Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, January/February 2009
In the Age of Obama, Still Playing the Race Card By William Jelani Cobb, The Washington Post, January 11, 2009
Obama campaign helped generations speak to each other about race By Robert Samuels, The Miami Herald, January 11, 2009
Challengers say U.S. no longer needs Voting Rights Act High court considers whether to hear case By Joan Biskupic, USA Today, January 9, 2009
						Study: Racist Attitudes Are Still Ingrained By Eben Harrell, Time, January 8, 2009
						Congressional Black Caucus Assesses Its Role Under a Black President By David M. Herszenhorn, The New York Times, January 6, 2009
How to turn Obama's success into gains for black boys USA Today, January 6, 2009
How to weigh race We should end the use of race, ethnicity - and gender - in the awarding of federal contracts. By Edward Blum, The Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2008
For Obama, Job First By Emanuel Cleaver II, The Washington Post, December 17, 2008
Obama's true colors: Black, white ... or neither? By Jesse Washington, The Associated Press, December 13, 2008
Obama need not become race referee By Joyce King, The USA Today, December 12, 2008
Even With Obama, the Black Vote Isn't Certain By Tim Craig, The Washington Post, December 11, 2008
						Racial identity: Not a black-and-white issue By Sharon Jayson, The USA Today, December 9, 2008
Study details the power of negative racial stereotypes Changes in social standing such as falling below the poverty line or going to jail made people more likely to be perceived as black and less likely to be seen as white, researchers say. By Karen Kaplan, The Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2008
Most of us are 'mutts' in one way or another By Ernest Hebert, The Boston Globe, December 8, 2008
I'm Not Post-Racial By Krissah Williams Thompson, The Washington Post, November 30, 2008
Michelle Obama warrants salute for breaking barriers By DeWayne Wickham, The USA Today, December 9, 2008
An Enduring Crisis for the Black Family By Kay Hymowitz, The Washington Post, December 6, 2008
Obama win forces Brazil to take a tolerance check By Bradley Brooks, The Associated Press, December 5, 2008
						Searching for the promised land What will Barack Obama's presidency mean for race relations? The Economist, December 4, 2008
						Let's, um, try talking about race By Eric Deggans, St. Petersburg Times, November 30, 2008
He's Not Black By Marie Arana, The Washington Post, November 30, 2008
						What Michelle Means to Us By Allison Samuels, Newsweek, November 22, 2008
						The Color of Change Obama's Victory Is a Sign of Racial Progress on Multiple Levels By Ki Mae Heussner, ABC News, November 14, 2008
Will Obama focus on race issues? He did not run from race, but he did not run on it. That's a balance right that's for the times. By The Monitor's Editorial Board, The Christian Science Monitor, November 14, 2008 edition
We're still living in racial (but not racist) America By Kevin O'Brien, The Plain Dealer, November 13, 2008
						Impossibly High Expectations on Race Relations? By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post, November 12, 2008
Time to give race a respite Dennis Byrne, The Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2008
A Path Beyond Grievance By William Raspberry, The Washington Post, November 11, 2008
						What Michelle Can Teach Us Forget Claire Huxtable. She could be a real-life role model for black women. By Allison Samuels, Newsweek, November 10, 2008
Election of Obama Recasts National Conversation on Race By Jonathan Kaufman and Gary Fields, The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2008
						Obama term expected to be post-racial Agenda heavy with economy, foreign policy By Andrea Billups and David R. Sands, The Washington Times, November 9, 2008
						A Moment for Progressive Change in America: How Can We Make the Most of It? By Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies, November 6, 2008

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