The Other Black President
The NAACP confronts a new political -- and racial -- era.
Jealous is part community organizer, part savvy financial operator, and part tech geek. In less than a year as president, he has made converts out of his critics both within the NAACP and outside it, and he has modernized the organization by drawing young, gifted and black talent. In advance of the presidential election, Jealous developed a new online system to help the NAACP register thousands of voters. And he has used his fundraising connections to ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The only shortcoming was perhaps the writer failed to mention how black history will view Mr. Obama's racial contribution as a true bi-racial leader. The fact that Obama is half black and was raised nearly fully outside the Black Experience might help people see that a cultural filter is all that separates us in the end.