The Obama Era
First drafts of a history
My President Was Black
A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Obama's Faith in White America Was Not Misplaced
Donald Trump’s rise, and Hillary Clinton’s loss, is not a sign that America is irredeemably bigoted.
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Ian Allen ‘Surprised Like Everybody Else’: Obama on the Election of Donald Trump
The fourth in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ian Allen 'It’s What We Do More Than What We Say': Obama on Race, Identity, and the Way Forward
The third in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Bill Frakes / AP How Barack Obama Failed Black Americans
The country’s first black president never pursued policies bold enough to close the racial wealth gap.
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Ian Allen ‘Better Is Good’: Obama on Reparations, Civil Rights, and the Art of the Possible
The second in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president
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Ian Allen 'The Filter ... Is Powerful': Obama on Race, Media, and What It Took to Win
The first in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Obama Failed to Mitigate America's Foreclosure Crisis
The country’s first black president contributed to a significant disintegration of wealth for people of color.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Problem With Obama's Faith in White America
The president’s optimism about race blinded him to the pervasiveness and stubborn persistence of racism.
