5. Obama, African American Women, and the Limitations of the Politics of Recognition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: There’s No Such Thing as a “Black President” 1
4. Part I. Constituencies
5. 1. Race, Trust, and the American Presidency: Black- White Confidence in the Executive Branch in the Obama Era and Beyond 45
6. 2. Invitations to the Dance: The Obama Administration’s Complex Engagement with Black Elected Officials and Advocacy Groups 72
7. 3. The “Obama Effect” Revisited: A Macrolevel and Longitudinal Exploration of the Influence of Barack Obama’s Media Presence on Racialized Political Party Polarization 104
8. 4. “It’s Complicated”: The Obama Administration’s Relationship with Black Faith Communities and Lessons for Future Presidents 131
9. 5. Obama, African American Women, and the Limitations of the Politics of Recognition 149
10. 6. Moving the Needle? Obama, Targeted Universalism, and the Black LGBTQ Community 170
11. Part II. Public Policies
12. 7. Black Federal Judges and Civil Rights in the Age of Obama 201
13. 8. Monumental Promises, Incremental Gains: Criminal Justice Reform in the Obama Era 222
14. 9. What about Black Women? How Economic Policies Targeting Urban Americans Disappear Black Women 245
15. 10. Barack Obama and the Racial Politics of the Affordable Care Act 270
16. 11. Race, Real Estate, and Responsiveness: The Obama Administration’s Legacy on Housing Policy and Outcomes 296
17. 12. The Obama Era and Black Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigration Policies 318
18. 13. Foreign Policy during and after Barack Obama 340
19. Conclusion: The Next “Black President” and the Next Black Politics 369
20. About the Editors 385
21. About the Contributors 387
22. Index 395