How the Obama Presidency Changed the Political Landscape. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Larry J. Walker, F. Erik Brooks, and Ramon B. Goings, Editors.
• Editors: Walker, Larry J; Brooks, F. Erik; Goings, Ramon B
• Contents: PrefacePart One Race, Party Affiliation, and the New MajorityChapter 1 The Body Politic: How Underrepresented Groups Can Gain Political PowerChristopher M. WhittChapter 2 The Right to Vote, 50 Years Later: Do We Still Need the 1965 VRA?Blanche M. Radford-CurryChapter 3 The Latino Vote: Growth, Influence, and How Obama Changed the GameAndrew Martinez and Paola EsmieuChapter 4 African Americans, Voting, and the Republican PartyDonna L. TaylorChapter 5 Barack Obama and the Youth VoteGlenn L. StarksChapter 6 New Definitions of Progressivism in the Age of ObamaLinda D. TomlinsonChapter 7 You Can't Call That Mentoring: The Fallacy of Mentoring in Obama's My Brother's KeeperTorie Weiston-Serdan and Arash DaneshzadehChapter 8 The Great Divider: Obama's Influence on Trust in Government and Racial AttitudesClarissa Peterson and Emmitt Y. Riley IIIPart Two Coalition Building, Social Media, and Political MessagingChapter 9 Body Cameras and Policing: From Ferguson to BaltimoreMaCherie M. PlacideChapter 10 President Obama: Code-Meshing and the Power of Speech in Racial PoliticsCassandra Chaney and Kyomi GregoryChapter 11 The Duplicitous Commodification of the Obama Presidency: Interrogating Barack Obama's Sociopolitical Assent and Relevance through a Conscious Hip-Hop PedagogyAhmad R. Washington, Belema Idoniboye, and Marta N. Mack-WashingtonChapter 12 Black Women as Agents of Social Change during the Obama PresidencyMelissa BrownChapter 13 The Black President and the Black Body: The Intersection of Race, Class, Gender, and Violence in AmericaDavid O. Fakunle, Calvin J. Smiley, and Marisela B. GomezChapter 14 HBCUs and Activism in the Post-Obama EraFelecia Commodore and Robert T. PalmerChapter 15 Standardized Testing, Teacher Accountability, and the School Choice DebateNicole McZeal-WaltersChapter 16 Use of Deadly Force: Policing and Accountability during the Obama AdministrationKimberly J. Rice, Keith Boeckelman, and Casey LaFranceIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (376 pages)
• Subjects: 973.932092; Social Science -- Discrimination & Race Relations; Political culture -- United States; Political Science -- Government -- National; Political Science -- Political Process -- Political Parties; Political leaders & leadership; United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017; United States -- Social policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216099291
• Related ISBNs: 9781440852053
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