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Politics As Usual: Black Stereotypes And President Obama's Racialization, Lynnette Jenkins
Politics As Usual: Black Stereotypes And President Obama's Racialization, Lynnette Jenkins
Lynnette R Jenkins
President Barack Obama attempted to transcend race by running a colorblind campaign and administration. Nevertheless, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama have been racialized by media as the result of stereotyping and white supremacy. This paper will demonstrate that racism is not a relic of the past by drawing parallels between previous racist imagery and current media depictions of Barack and Michelle Obama.