President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Race and the president
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The election of Barack Obama ushered in much discussion of a "post-racial America." But a year into his presidency, the president is facing vocal criticism, and some are questioning the role that race is playing.
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Shelby Steele: Author, political commentator, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Blogger and correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly.
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Keli Goff: Political commentator and author of "Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence."
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