Oprah the Believer

This piece by Washington Post’s African-American columnist was written on December 11, weeks before Iowans went into their Caucuses. Yes, it is inreasingly looking the whole idea of America electing a black president seems no longer impossible. 

Is it foolish to think that a nation stained by centuries of slavery and racism is prepared to elect a black president? Rarely phrased so bluntly, that’s the central question posed by Barack Obama’s candidacy — especially for many African American voters, whose doubts are informed by having seen many an oasis turn out to be a mirage.