November 2, 2011
Ask UChicago with Professor Michael Dawson at 11am on Wednesday, November 2!
Ask UChicago with Professor Michael Dawson at 11am on Wednesday, November 2!
Has neoliberal ideology among black elites narrowed our conceptions of what's possible in black politics as well as our focus on means to electoral politics & lobbying? If so, is this a good or bad development for blacks' quest for social justice?
Is Obama Black, Bi-racial, or Post-racial? Michael answers in a Zócalo Public Square chat.
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February 12, 2008 by Michael Dawson
A year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the nation seemed mired in a state of willful forgetfulness. Promises for aid and recovery had been broken or forgotten. Elections seemed structured to undermine black political power. Black victims were demonized, and through it all, a deafening silence seemed to descend on issues related to New Orleans. A war dragged on, and other more manageable domestic political conflicts pushed Katrina out of the national political discourse.