My dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, he's always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He has a certain rootlessness, a deracination.
— Cornel West Contemporary

Philosopher, public intellectual

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Quotes and Sayings on Medium, attributed to him regarding Barack Obama.

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Approx. 2012-2016 (during Obama's presidency or immediate aftermath), cited in 2023 article.

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Humorous

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https://medium.com/@quotesandsayings/cornel-west-quotes-95d10d65b326

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