Barack Obama Impact

Feb 1, 2019 1010 Words  5 Pages

Barack Obama, “The Nation’s First Black President”, exists undoubtedly as one of the faces of our country’s continuous movement toward post-racism, but the questions of his impact toward our aspiring post-racial society diminishes his legacy. A common misconception claiming he’s made little progressions toward racial equality throughout his presidency leads to a sense of hopelessness and irrationalism. Americans---minority Americans in particular, want post-racialism to be in effect immediately, therefore impatiently have overreacted through their inability to recognize that Obama’s presidency may not be the concluding factor, but it is a huge step in the right direction.