Stanley Crouch wrote in a New York Daily News piece "Obama's mother is of white U.S. stock. His father is a black Kenyan," in a column entitled "What Obama Isn't: Black Like Me." During the 2008 campaign, the African-American columnist David Ehrenstein of the LA Times accused white liberals of flocking to Obama because he was a "Magic Negro", a term that refers to a black person with no past who simply appears to assist the mainstream white (as cultural protagonists/drivers) agenda. Ehrenstein went on to say "He's there to assuage white 'guilt' they feel over the role of slavery and racial segregation in American history."
Stanley Crouch wrote in a New York Daily News piece " Obama 's mother is of white U.S. stock . His father is a black Kenyan , " in a column entitled " What Obama Is n't : Black Like Me . " During the 2008 campaign , the African - American columnist David Ehrenstein of the LA Times accused white liberals of flocking to Obama because he was a " Magic Negro " , a term that refers to a black person with no past who simply appears to assist the mainstream white ( as cultural protagonists / drivers ) agenda . Ehrenstein went on to say " He 's there to assuage white ' guilt ' they feel over the role of slavery and racial segregation in American history . "
What did David Ehrenstein call Obama in 2008?
What did David Ehrenstein call Obama in 2008 ?
"Magic Negro",
"Magic Negro",