The C.O.W.S. Gwen Ifill, THE BREAKTHROUGH Part 1

The C.O.W.S.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the premier study session on Gwen Ifill's 2009 publication, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. An award-winning journalist and anchor at PBS, Ifill, 61, died from cancer in November of this year. Ifill was a black female journalist in a field dominated by White men, and she admitted that Racism impacted her career. It may have been a contributing factor in the deterioration of her health. In The Breakthrough, Ifill deconstructs the significance of Barack Obama winning the 2008 presidential election. Her analysis looks at the history and evolution of White Supremacy in this part of the world and how Racism became a fundamental issue in the election. She explores the kerfuffle involving Pres. Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright and how having a White parent influenced perception and opinion of the Illinois senator. We hope this reading will honor Ifill's life and work, and we'll take the chance to compare the beginning of the "Obama Administration" with the rise of President-elect Donald J. Trump. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943#