Posted on 30 March 2009. Tags: Administration, American, California, Elections, History, News, Obama, Racing, University, cartoons, race, schools, slaves, writing

Two months into the administration of the first African-American president, Liz Sidoti of the Associated Press takes a look today at some of the "old racial stereotypes and Internet-fueled falsehoods'' about President Barack Obama that have "flourished.''
There was that New York Post cartoon portraying the president as a monkey, that California mayor resigning after circulating ...
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Posted on 19 March 2009. Tags: Administration, America, Education, Obama, Politicians, Politics, black women

The Ties That Align
Administration's Black Women Form A Strong Sisterhood
By Krissah Thompson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 18, 2009; C01
Like two old girlfriends catching up, they ignored onlookers, hugged and laughed. Donna Brazile, the political strategist and Washington veteran, peppered Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson with questions. "How are the kids?" "Have you contacted ...
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