This is a point that I have already broached on the blog, but I am still struck daily at the number of hateful posts, conversations, and overall news coverage that is really part of an anti-Obama backlash. As soon as he was nominated, the level of vitriolic hate speech and more became amplified. We are not in an era of post-race, but rather a new era that harkens back to the days before the VRA of 1965.

The level of hate and support for the revisionist textbooks in Texas are just mere examples. Obama's presidency somehow opened the doors to a level of hate against immigrants, folks of color (racialized people) and more. I am certainly not blaming Obama, but something is going on here. I am looking forward to reading some Critical Race theorists' response to this and imagine that next year's Political Science conferences will broach this topic.

In the meantime, a few suggestions for people looking for solid commentary. Racialicious, The Root, Colorlines (Racewire), Ill Doctrine, Dr. Julia Jordan Zachery, Dr. Joe Feagin, Dr. Ange Marie Hancock, Dr. Tai Alfred, and the Race Ethnicity and Politics section of the American Political Science Association are great places to look for interesting commentary and even, academic articles!