The Other Unspoken Legacy of the Obama Presidency
Presidential Historians are always attempting to vocalize what an American President will be forever known for. Many see President Obama’s legacy as quite clear and simple. He will be forever known as the first Black American President, he may be known for being the one to usher in health care for all, he may be known for turning around a dying economy, a growing deficit and closing down two wars but there is a portion of his legacy that seems to go unseen and unspoken. President Obama may be known for removing the curtain behind which so many of us have hid and revealed an even more disturbing and deeper truth that has been facing us since the dawn of time. President Obama may just be remembered as the president who forced all of us to face that image in the mirror and face racism head-on once and for all. I say that because lately it appears clear that so many people who would normally not utter any statement remotely close to a racist statement are speaki...