But there are whispers of change. The Obama family s position may yet undermine, at the unconscious level, anti-black attitudes in the United States and abroad. The prominence of the Obamas on the world stage and the image they project may hasten the day when America is indeed post-racial, even at the implicit level. Some Americans saw the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, and his election in 2008 as the first black president of the United States, as a sign that the nation had, in fact, become post-racial. The conservative radio host Lou Dobbs, for example, said in November 2009, We are now in a 21st-century post-partisan, post-racial society. The obamas and a post racial america series in political psychology. Gian Vittorio Caprara and Michele Vecchione 9780199982868 Hardcover 15 March 2017 Series in Political Psychology. Representing Red and Blue. How the Culture Wars Change the Way Citizens Speak and Politicians Listen. Get this from a library! The Obamas and a (post) racial America?. Matthew W Hughey; Gregory Parks; -- Looking beyond public behaviours and how people describe their own attitudes, the contributors draw from the latest research to show how, despite the Obama family s rapid rise to national prominence. The Obamas and a (Post) Racial America? Edited by Gregory Parks, Matthew Hughey, Series edited by John Jost, and Foreword by Charles Ogletree Series in Political Psychology. Draws on a growing body of scholarly literature on implicit racial bias. Discusses the implications of the entire First Family s rise to prominence, not simply the President. Series Title: Series in political psychology. Responsibility: edited by Gregory S. Parks and Matthew W. Hughey. Reviews. User-contributed reviews Tags. Add tags for The Obamas and a (post) racial America? Be the first.