Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor discusses the significance of the struggle against racism and police violence.
Author: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR is a doctoral candidate in African-American Studies at Northwestern University. Author of several articles on racism in the United States in CounterPunch, The Black Commentator, Gaper’s Block and the International Socialist Review among others, she is on the editorial board of the International Socialist Review and a columnist for Socialistworker.org. She can be reached at keeanga@u.northwestern.edu.
Race and the Obama Era
It has been more than a year since Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African- American president of the United States. Despite the obvious historic significance of his election, Obama’s actions to date make it very doubtful that his presidency will alleviate the persisting conditions of racism, discrimination, and general inequality that continue to shape the experience of most African-Americans in the United States.
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