America's New Face(?)

From Politico: "Like the entertainers and athletes who preceded them as crossover pioneers, Obama and a new generation of smart, well-educated black professionals have unlocked the secret to political success by offering a broad-based, non-threatening agenda to whites while retaining their racial integrity with black voters." According to Sam Fulwood, "a new generation of black politicians--including Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.)--is challenging the Bible-toting civil rights leaders rather than joining them in reflexive protest marches. Obama is an exemplar of this group."