President Barack Obama talked about hope once again during his final press conference Wednesday before leaving the White House amid growing fears about racial polarization and discrimination stemming from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump,

But not in the way you probably think.   When America’s only Black president first announced his candidacy, I was still a year away from being old enough to vote. Like so many 17-year-olds, I had yet to become too invested in politics. Like many Black folks of all ages, however, something seismic shifted within […]