#1650: Thanks, Obama
Anna Holmes is joined by Rebecca Carroll from WNYC and the LA Times as well as Slate.com’s Jamelle Bouie to discuss the Obama presidency and what the end of an era means for them and African-Americans in general.
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Obama's Legacy
My President Was Black | The Atlantic
President Obama's Faith in White America is Misguided | The Atlantic
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Obama's blackness, America's white supremacy, and Trump's victory | Boing Boing
Reflections On The Obama Presidency: The Gap Between Promise And Performance | The Huffington Post
Reflections On The Obama Presidency: The Politics Of Gridlock | The Huffington Post
Reflections On The Obama Presidency: The Price Of Moderation | The Huffington Post
Reflections On The Obama Presidency: Leaving Bipartisanship Behind | The Huffington Post
As President Obama Prepares To Leave The White House, It Is Time To Look Back On The Reconstruction Era | The Huffington Post
Barack Obama Executive Orders Subjects | National Archives
Obama commits to defending his legacy on race with black men and boys | Mic
Obama on His Legacy, Trump's Win and the Path Forward | Rolling Stone
Obama's finest fist bumps | CNN
Obama Handshake, KD | YouTube
Dear President | WNYC
The New New Deal | Michael Grunwald
RecommendationsRebecca
The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement | Wesley Lowery
JamelleBlack Reconstruction in America | W. E. B. Du Bois
Reconstruction | Eric Foner
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America | Patrick Phillips
AnnaMy President Was Black | The Atlantic