March 1, 2008 | Commentary

Martha Biondi on Racial Issues and the Presidential Campaign


Martha Biondi is an associate professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University and believes Obama’s speech was effective in addressing the issues at hand…

By Brendan Cosgrove
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The campaign for President turned its focus to racial issues this week as Sen. Barack Obama addressed controversial remarks by his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Martha Biondi is an associate professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University and believes Obama’s speech was effective in addressing the issues at hand…

Brendan Cosgrove is the broadcast associate/web content producer for Northwestern News Contact him at b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu

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