For a long list of reasons, the answer is Yes, the net effect of Obama's presidency has been to weaken the forces for racial justice in the United States. A prime example: "The Obama presidency has convinced a significant number of black Americans long the leftmost ethno-cultural segment of the U.S. citizenry and electorate to turn a blind eye to persistent harsh and worsening race disparities."
Twenty-one years after his death Luambo Luanzo Makiadi's voice still rings across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo and the rest of the world. In homes, clubs and matatus, it is Franco, soothing hearts and giving humanity hope that the secret to success is not how many times one falls but the spirit to rise up, gather the ashes and plod on
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