OBAMA, THE INSTABILITY OF COLOR LINES, AND THE PROMISE OF A POSTETHNIC FUTURE.

OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; UNITED States presidential elections; POLITICAL participation of Black people; LEGAL self-representation; SOCIAL conditions of ethnic groups; IMMIGRANTS; RACE discrimination; UNITED States politics & government

The article discusses the impact of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama in the U.S. in 2008. It examines the black ancestry of Obama as well as his self-representation, which generates uncertainty about the meaning of blackness in American life. It further looks into some studies examining the social status of African-Americans in the country, including their educational and employment opportunities. Moreover, it addressed the social condition of Latin American and Asian American immigrants.