Voter psychoanalysis

Here's an intuitive article on the psychology of Black folks as it relates to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. One thing I would add, the Dean of the civil rights movement, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, has been an Obama supporter from early on.

From the Blog, "Why Black Women Are Angry"

As it relates to Obama, there are those who are quick to say that Obama is both Black and white and that the white portion of his heritage is being discounted. These well-intentioned, but ill-informed individuals fail to realize is that we have a country with a very recent history that says with one drop of Black blood, you are Black. In other words, when a cab in New York has passed Obama, more than likely they did it because they saw a Black man. They didn't stop to ask if his Daddy was Kenyan or if his mama was of Irish descent. Black is black in this country. That's the way it's been and that is how we as a society have been socialized - especially if you have any connection to the south.

With all this said, I must admit, I have been a bit curious as to why more African Americans have not come out and publicly supported Obama. Read more here