After Obama: African American Politics in a Post-Obama Era

by Todd C. Shaw (Editor), Robert A. Brown (Editor), Joseph P. McCormick II (Editor)

Overview

Examines the complicated political legacy of our first black president

Written during the presidency of Donald Trump, After Obama examines the impact President Barack Obama and his administration have continued to have upon African American politics. In this comprehensive volume, Todd C. Shaw, Robert A. Brown, and Joseph P. McCormick II bring together more than a dozen scholars to explore his complex legacy, including his successes, failures, and contradictions.

Contributors focus on a wide range of topics, including how President Obama affected aspects of African American politics, how his public policies influenced the quality of Black citizenship and life, and what future administrations can learn from his experiences. They also examine the present-day significance of Donald Trump in relation to African American politics.

A timely and thorough work, After Obama provides the first examination of the Obama administration in its entirety, and the lasting impact it has had on African American politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479807277
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	02/16/2021
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Todd Shaw (Editor)
Todd C. Shaw is the College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. He researches and teaches in the areas of African American politics, US racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, and political participation. He is the lead co-author of the text, Uneven Roads: Introduction to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics (2019).

Robert A. Brown (Editor)
Robert A. Brown is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia. He researches and teaches in the areas of African American politics, urban politics, and political representation. His research has been published in the following journals: The DuBois Review, The Journal of Politics, National Political Science Review, and Urban Affairs Review.

Joseph P. McCormick II (Editor)
Joseph P. McCormick II is twice retired from Howard University(associate professor of political science) and the York campus of the Pennsylvania State University(Emeritus Director of Academic Affairs). He has published on the 1984 Jesse Jackson campaign, co-authored a book chapter on the pivotal concept, deracialization, and the 1995 Million Man March. He is past president of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (1999-2000) and a member of the Council of the American Political Science Association (2010-2011).

Table of Contents

Introduction: There's No Such Thing as a "Black President" Todd C. Shaw Robert A. Brown Joseph P. McCormick II 1

Part I Constituencies

1 Race, Trust, and the American Presidency: Black-White Confidence in the Executive Branch in the Obama Era and Beyond Shayla C. Nunnally 45

2 Invitations to the Dance: The Obama Administration's Complex Engagement with Black Elected Officials and Advocacy Groups Tyson D. King-Meadows 72

3 The "Obama Effect" Revisited: A Macrolevel and Longitudinal Exploration of the Influence of Barack Obama's Media Presence on Racialized Political Party Polarization Ray Block Jr. Angela K. Lewis-Maddox 104

4 "It's Complicated": The Obama Administrations Relationship with Black Faith Communities and Lessons for Future Presidents Brian D. McKenzie 131

5 Obama, African American Women, and the Limitations of the Politics of Recognition Wendy G. Smooth 149

6 Moving the Needle? Obama, Targeted Universalism, and the Black LGBTQ Community Ravi K. Perry 170

Part II Public Policies

7 Black Federal Judges and Civil Rights in the Age of Obama Shenita Brazelton Dianne M. Pinderhughes 201

8 Monumental Promises, Incremental Gains: Criminal Justice Reform in the Obama Era Khalilah L. Brown-Dean 222

9 What about Black Women? How Economic Policies Targeting Urban Americans Disappear Black Women Julia S. Jordan-Zachery 245

10 Barack Obama and the Racial Politics of the Affordable Care Act Sekou Franklin Pearl K. FordDowe Angela K. Lewis-Maddox 270

11 Race, Real Estate, and Responsiveness: The Obama Administration's Legacy on Housing Policy and Outcomes Andra Gillespie 296

12 The Obama Era and Black Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigration Policies Lorrie Frasure Stacey Greene 318

13 Foreign Policy during and after Barack Obama Robert B. Packer 340

Conclusion: The Next "Black President" and the Next Black Politics Joseph P. McCormick II Todd C. Shaw Robert A. Brown 369

About the Editors 385

About the Contributors 387

Index 395

Editorial Reviews

"In this new work, editors Shaw (Univ. of South Carolina), Brown (Spelman College), and McCormick II (emer., Pennsylvania State Univ., York) offer a nuanced, insightful analysis. The authors focus on constituencies in the first part and public policies in the second, which allows several noted scholars to explore the symbolic and substantive aspects of the first African American president."

Choice - K. Anderson

"In After Obama: African American Politics in a Post-Obama Era, Professors Todd C. Shaw, Robert A. Brown, and Joseph P. McCormick II have assembled a broad array of essays from some of the top political scientists in the nation. This is a brilliant body of scholarship that examines several aspects of President Barack Obama’s administration such as the public’s and the media’s perceptions of him, his interactions with various actors in black communities, and his policies. It is a must read text for anyone with interests in American politics, the American presidency, American government, foreign policy, gender politics, immigration policies, and race relations."

Sharon Wright Austin

"After Obama is a timely collection of essays that places the election and governance of the first black president into context. As a presidency that will be debated for years to come, these carefully examined dimensions of Obama’s policy positions and political strategies will contribute bountifully to the growing scholarship on the Obama presidency."

Fredrick C. Harris