The breakthrough politics and race in the age of Obama
Veteran journalist Ifill sheds new light on the impact of Barack Obama's presidential victory and introduces the emerging African American politicians forging a new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to...
| Main Author: | Ifill, Gwen. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
Veteran journalist Ifill sheds new light on the impact of Barack Obama's presidential victory and introduces the emerging African American politicians forging a new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama, as well as numerous up-and-coming figures. Drawing on exclusive interviews with power brokers such as President Obama, Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, his son Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., and many others, as well as her own observations and analysis of such issues as generational conflict, the race/gender clash, and the "black enough" conundrum, Ifill shows why this is a pivotal moment in history.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 277 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780385525015 038552501X |
| Author Notes: |
Most recently, she was the moderator and managing editor of the public affairs program Washington Week on PBS and the co-anchor and co-managing editor with Judy Woodruff of NewsHour. She was the moderator for the vice-presidential candidate debate in the 2004 and 2008 general election campaigns and the co-moderator for the Democratic primary debate in 2016. She received the George Foster Peabody Award for her campaign coverage in 2008. She also received the Fourth Estate Award from the National Press Club and the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. Her book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, was published in 2009. She died from complications of uterine cancer on November 14, 2016 at the age of 61. (Bowker Author Biography) |