The Clinton administration's mantra was, "It's the Economy, Stupid." In this (pretend like we're) color-blind society where the problem is "anything but race," I say we gotta confront the problem of race straight on, and work on REALLY understanding how we got where we got, and where we want to go from here, and how to get there together.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Urban League Pressures Obama
The Urban League (remember them?) is pressuring Obama to more directly address the issues (imprisonment, unemployment, affordable housing, etc.) most pressing for blacks. They issued a "State of the Black Union" yesterday and challenged Obama to do more to help African Americans. This is gonna be a tightrope walk for Obama, as it was in the campaign--to remain "black enough" for fellow blacks but not too black for the nonblack public. As far as I know, the Urban League has gotten no response from Obama. Good politics. Good ethics? Now that's another question.
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