Michelle Catherine Marcó on Nostr: I still remember those jubilant days leading up to Barack Obama’s election in 2008. ...

I still remember those jubilant days leading up to Barack Obama’s election in 2008. A Black man running for President of the United States, with a legit chance of winning? Surely, this was a new era. I didn’t deny the reality of racism in this country—hell, I experienced a lot first-hand—but I thought maybe that was finally fading away.

Of course, the subsequent years disproved that, and how! We’re still living with the backlash now.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13447/from-obama-to-harris-a-look-at-whats-changed