Photo from academic.microsoft.com
ABSTRACT This article explores the manner in which the Obama presidency, as generated presentation and interrogation of Blackness, was meant to reify Blackness and fix it in ways that generate… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT This article explores the manner in which the Obama presidency, as generated presentation and interrogation of Blackness, was meant to reify Blackness and fix it in ways that generate Black hope and White hate. It explores the manner in which Obama has come to both symbolize and challenge notions of Blackness across the political and racial divide in the U.S.A. wherein White supremacy has become God and acquiescing to it has become our religion.
Keywords:
black icon;
idol incarnation;
real black;
icon idol;
america first;
incarnation america
Journal Title: Black Theology
Year Published: 2018
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Journal Title: Black Theology
Year Published: 2018
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!