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kwassa

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9. I've read it over the past two days. Highest recommendation.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 12:34 PM

Dec 2016

Full of quotable sections, full of precise observations of Obama's strength and unique positioning, and of the whole election process.

The best writer on race alive today. A great essayist.

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Read Coates's Atlantic piece. Now. [View all] Recursion Dec 2016 OP

Link? Mika Dec 2016 #1

D'oh! Sorry. Fixed. (nt) Recursion Dec 2016 #2

I am rec'ing Uponthegears Dec 2016 #3

Thank you. lovemydog Dec 2016 #4

When they got out of the car that day... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #5

i always thought Obama purposely held back on the way he talks about race JI7 Dec 2016 #6

I read the one in GD ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #7

i think a lot of non black and especially white people need to read his writings JI7 Dec 2016 #8

I've read it over the past two days. Highest recommendation. kwassa Dec 2016 #9