On Oct 9, 2009, at 12:03 PM, Ismail Lagardien wrote:
> I think Obama's election may well set back whatever black
> emancipatory process has been underway in the US. It will become
> easier for the racists to now say: "hey, you (black person) can now
> become president. what do you mean by structural impediments"
Works both ways. Black people are now less likely to see the U.S. as a violent and exploitative place. I see "I can grow up to be president" t-shirts all around me in Clinton Hill.