While watching an episode of Affirmative Reaction on MTV, one of the questions to the "white" contestants was, "Name 5 prominent black leaders." Well off the top of your head one can think of MLK, Malcolm X, Opera, to name a few. But one of the answers that none of the contestants were able to get was Bill Clinton. Last time many of us checked Bill Clinton was a white man - not exactly. Bill Clinton has been labeled the "first Black President" by many in the black community. Now the concern becomes will the support of the this huge constituency transfer over to wifey Hillary or to the man of the season Barack Obama.
Obama who has been labeled "white" by many in the black community, says once people know what he's truely about, he will indefinately get the black vote. Most people see his ivy league education, his white mother, and find other "white" associations to label Obama. Many overlook his commitment to civil rights, and his mission to reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor.
Who'll get the black vote?
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