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Dr. Boyce: Has the Obama Presidency Improved Race Relations?

by Dr. Boyce Watkins

As I fought through the last dreadful miles on my daily slog on the treadmill, I passed the time glancing at the TV screen above.  My daily workout is the only time I get a chance to watch TV, and I was glad to see what I saw.  On the screen were two of my respected colleagues, Georgetown University Professor Michal Eric Dyson and Professor James Peterson at Lehigh University.

The question of the day was whether or not race relations in America have improved under the Obama presidency.  I turned my head to the side and thought about the matter for a second.  With sweat pouring from my forehead, I realized that the answer was a resounding “yes.”

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One Response to Dr. Boyce: Has the Obama Presidency Improved Race Relations?

  1. Rachel Reply

    August 23, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    Whatever condition race relations are in currently is not President Obama’s fault. But believe me these are some terrible times. Whites have attacked him and every other black person in sight since 2008. That’s right since the election. Just recently a Texas judge declared that if Obama is re-elected there will be a civil war. Now who is going to start this civil war I ask you? It won’t be us. We don’t start wars. We may hurt each other but not them.

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