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151 I N D E X accountability, political, 96 Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise (Smiley), 87 Acting White (Christie), 117 activist churches: and media scapegoating, 59–67, 69–70, 73; and megachurches, 73–75, 78–82; and Obama’s racial politics, 71. See also Trinity United affirmative action, 44, 131, 140n5 agency of blacks: and black racial pride, 69; as focus of study, 10; and Gates, 23; and grassroots activism, 9; and the Hose lynching, 68; and Obama’s racial politics, 25, 99, 114; and prosperity gospel, 78; and structural inequality , 108 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), 122–23 The Al Sharpton Show, 91 Alvon, John, 140n7 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 33 American Dream, 20, 34 American Urban Radio Networks, 128 And We Are Not Saved (Bell), 136 Angelou, Maya, 81 “angry black man” stereotype, 2, 64, 66–67 antebellum, 10 anti-Americanism, 59 anticommunism, 45 anti-essentialism, 137n3 antigay activism, 75, 81 “Atlanta Exposition Address” (Washington ), 29 The Audacity of Hope (Obama), 64, 112, 113, 131–32 “The Audacity of Post-Racism” (Mansbach ), 42–43 Baldwin, James, 20, 22, 55–56, 57–59 banking practices, 109 Beck, Glenn, 110 Beer Summit, 27, 93 Belafonte, Harry, 20, 81, 86, 134–36 Bell, Derrick, 106–107, 136 Bell, Sean, 47 Between Barack and a Hard Place (Wise), 12–13 “Beyond Vietnam—A Time to Break the Silence” (King), 89 Biden, Joe, 27, 38, 54 biological racial determinism, 39 bipartisanship, 131 Birth of a Nation (1915), 45 Birthers, 32, 138n5 black authenticity, 13, 104–105, 117–19, 124–25 black churches: and media scapegoating, 59–67, 69–70, 73; and megachurches, 152 Index 73–75, 78–82; and Obama’s racial politics, 71. See also Trinity United black elites, 38–39, 40–41 black nationalism, 57–58, 60, 65, 84 Black No More (Schuyler), 51 Black Power Movement, 76, 140n3 black self-determination, 28–29 Blanco, Kathleen, 16 Boondocks (television series), 83–84, 87–88, 97, 101–102 Boston Federal Reserve Bank, 109 A Bound Man (Steele), 49 “Bradley Effect,” 120, 141n9 Breitbart, Andrew, 50 Brown v. Board of Education, 39–40, 117–18 budget deficits, 132 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6, 112 Bush, George H. W., 74, 79–80 Bush, George W., 16–17, 74, 114–15, 120–21 Cambridge Police Department, 25–27, 31–33 capitalism: and economic condition of blacks, 67, 105; and enlightened racism , 39–40; and political influence of blacks, 108; and prophetic religious leaders, 75; and self-imposed victimization , 10 Carter, Jimmy, 32, 74, 80 Center for Responsible Lending, 6–7 “Changes” (Tupac Shakur), 57 charter schools, 115 Chicago Medical Center, 70 Christensen, Donna, 127 Christian, Barbara, 45–46 Christianity, 58–60, 69 Christie, Ron, 117–19, 120 churches. See activist churches Civil Rights Acts, 89 civil rights legislation, 140n5 Civil Rights Movement: Belafonte on, 134–36; and black churches, 59–60; and changes in racism, 8–9; and FBI infiltration, 140n3; King and Obama contrasted, 88–90; and Obama’s NAACP speech, 29; and Obama’s political ambitions, 76; and racial common sense, 106, 117 class divisions and struggles: and diversity among blacks, 10–11; and enlightened exceptionalism, 39, 40–41; and institutionalized white privilege, 12–13; research on current state of, 6; and upper-class blacks, 137n1; Wise on, 13. See also economic inequality Clinton, Bill: and black optimism, 133; and black religious leaders, 74; compared with Obama, 90; as “first black president,” 103–104, 121, 140n1; loyalty of blacks to, 123–24; and political triangulation, 131; support for Obama, 124–25; and symbolic blackness , 126; and welfare policy, 122–23, 131–32 Clinton, Hillary, 18, 47, 63, 86, 124–25 “The Clinton Fallacy” (Harris-Perry), 123–24 Clyburn, James, 138n7 Cobb, William Jelani: on black voting patterns, 72–73; criticism of Obama, 86, 96; description of Obama, 71; on King, 89; on Obama’s post racialism, 46–48; on the Wright controversy, 63, 65–67 Collins, Dan, 80 color bias, 53 colorblindness, 17, 54, 65 colorism, 51–56 Communism, 45 community activism, 69 Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), 95, 126, 128–30, 135 conservatives: and black activism, 9–10; and Christie, 119; and education reform , 115; and Holder’s race speech, 5; neoconservatives, 117, 119, 140n5, 140n7; and Obama’s public policy agenda, 108; and white minority politics, 140n7; and the Wright controversy , 66 conspiracy theories, 70 constitutional governance, 108 [34.227.112.145] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:23 GMT) Index 153 Conyers, John, 128 Cooper...