Building Bridges Radio: Obama & Recession;Elections - Race, Class, Gender

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Submitted by knash on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 7:54pm.

Obama Wins Presidency as Jobless Rate at 14-Year High
with
William Spriggs,Chair,Economics Dept. Howard University

President-elect Barack Obama will assume office in January in

an American economy which has lost 240,000 jobs in October, and has shed 1.2 million jobs since the beginning of the year. The country and the world is sinking deeper into the quicksand of recession. Saddled with over-whelming challenges, the electorate has placed its hope in his leadership. So what are the first steps he’s taking or should take on the path to address the economic freefall?
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The Language of Race, Class & Gender How Was It Used

and How Did It Affect The Voters In Election 2008?
with
Patricia Williams, Nation Columnist and Professor of Law,

Columbia University

In the aftermath of the extraordinary election of Barack Obama, Prof. Williams, tries to parse out the victory using the multiple lens of race, class and gender to determine how the electorate saw the candidates, their messages and how Obama’s candidacy overcame the historic barriers of racism and red-baiting.
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for more information contact Ken Nash - knash@igc.org

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