It is always black people who have to clarify an unstated assumption (as if John and Cindy McCain’s church, like George Bush’s and Ronald Reagan’s, are models of “post-racial,” integrated America). ..…

Barack Obama took office promising to end the perceived lawlessness of the Bush administration, manifested most vividly in the torture of detainees at CIA black sites. ..…

The Bush administration, joining 23 black Mississippians, has urged the court to overturn that result.. ..…

Charles Black, a senior adviser to the Bush campaign, noted the 'huge gap' between Mr. ... Black said, should have no trouble deciding between the two candidates. . ..…

In eight years of office, out of a total of 83 appellate appointments, Ronald Reagan found only one black whom he deemed worthy of appointment, Lawrence W. ... As Judge Reinhardt has said: 'In President Bush's view, Clarence Thomas is apparently all there is out there. ..…

During the Bush administration, not only did the economic gains of Black America during the 1990s go into reverse, but the racial symbolism of the Bush administration was downright regressive. . From his theft of the 2000 election at the expense of Black voters in Florida,..…

2001 terrorist attacks, trust government began slipping almost immediately and continued to tumble with the debate over Iraq, series of White House and congressional scandals, the poor response to Hurricane Katrina, and worsening economic conditions. ..…

In particular, Bush’s share of the state’s black vote nearly doubled, from 9% in 2000 to 16% in 2004. ..…