Extraordinary power of Black America: What the evidence actually shows

Extraordinary power of Black America: What the evidence actually shows

A scientist’s perspective By Meda Parameswara Reddy America is frequently described as a deeply racist country. Yet in 2008 and again in 2012, a predominantly White nation elected and re-elected a Black president. As a scientist trained to follow evidence without regard for political comfort, I find this fact not merely interesting but genuinely important — and significantly underappreciated in mainstream political conversation. Black Americans …