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How the Movie 'Soul Man' Paved the Way for President Obamanew

It's not far-fetched for a movie lover to think that Obama's rise was prepared -- if not predicted -- by the a 1986 race comedy about a guy who fakes his way into Harvard.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  11-13-2008  |  Commentary

Pop Culture Has Long Been Prepared for a Black Commander-in-Chiefnew

If the upcoming election goes the way polls indicate, Barack Obama will indeed be the first African-American president of the United States. And he literally is the child of an African and an American. But the idea of a black president has been around for a long time.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  10-28-2008  |  Commentary

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