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A veteran journalist studies the American political scenery and illuminates the development of the African-American politicianand the future of American democracy. Gwen Ifill began her journalism job at the Boston Herald in 1977, covering race riots by mobile phone. It had been too risky for a black reporter to project onto the grounds of South Boston High School. Thirty years later, a black man declared his candidacy for chief executive of america. Obama is the leading edge of a sea change in American politics, but his is in no way the only storyline. Ifill offers incisive, precise profiles of other prominent black leaders including Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama. She also covers up-and-coming information from over the nation. Drawing on interviews with power broker agents like Obama, ex - Secretary of State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as well as her razor-sharp observations and analysis, Ifill shows why now is a pivotal minute in American background.
