“Provocative and compelling.”
 —New York Newsday
 
“Both entertaining and insightful.”
—Washington Post Book World


“It should be on the required reading list.”
 —Chicago Sun-Times
 
What Obama Means by Jabari Asim, renowned cultural critic and author of The N Word, is a timely and sharp analysis of how the “Obama phenomenon” exhibits progress in American politics and society. A frequent guest and commentator on “The Colbert Report,” “The Today Show,” NPR’s “Diane Rehm Show” and many other media programs, Asim also examines how cultural and political forces led to the watershed 2008 presidential election while indicating what the election means for every American.