Are We Overlooking The Black Power Behind Obama? : NPR
Dark Days, Bright Nights From Black Power to Barack Obama by Peniel E. Joseph Hardcover, 277 pages This political explosion initially took the form of the Black Power Movement, which, though conventionally adjudged a failure, in fact laid the groundwork for a crucial new wave of black leadership culminating in the inauguration of Barack Obama. The author makes a persuasive and stimulating case for Obama's election as a vindication for black power, and his book is a vivid and welcome recasting of the history—and the myriad interpretations—of the movement. (Jan.) Historian Joseph views President Obama’s election from the spectrum of black power, often considered the “evil twin” of the civil rights movement. Are We Overlooking The Black Power Behind Obama? : NPR Saturday February 28 th , 2015 at 3:01 PM Race 1 Share Reimagining The Black Power Movement Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama, By Peniel