How The Obamas Talk About Race

Episode 6 of the Some of My Best Friends Are podcast, hosted by Pushkin Industries, titled "How The Obamas Talk About Race" was published on October 14, 2021 and runs 36 minutes.

October 14, 2021 ·36m · Some of My Best Friends Are

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In the weeks after the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Library, Khalil and Ben revisit the Obama memoirs, Becoming and A Promised Land: Volume I, on how the Obamas talked about race and racism. From Obama’s retelling of the financial crisis to Michelle’s upbringing on the south side of Chicago, Ben and Khalil discuss how American exceptionalism is intrinsically tied to the Obamas’ stories and their vision of America.

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