RSSHAINES: Obama embraces role to challenge black America
From: The Washington Times | July 19, 2009
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Through his first six months in office, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation’s first black president. But in addressing the NAACP on its 100th anniversary, he finally, fully embraced that title, portraying himself as a descendant of the civil rights leaders of generations past and a partner in black America’s future progress. The president’s speech in New York on Thursday night was part homage, part homecoming and part heart-to-heart. Even as he admonished the crowd, Mr. Obama was met with thunderous applause, and the president …
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