A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
MAY 2009 – PART III



U.S. President Barack Obama fist-bumps with graduate Chauncy Gray, of Chicago, while attending the 2009 U.S. Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis, Maryland, May 22, 2009.
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US President Barack Obama hugs a student at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium during the graduation ceremony at the US Naval Academy May 22, 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland.
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President Barack Obama walks with First Lady Michelle Obama to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Washington.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives with Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor (R), his choice as the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, at an announcement event for Sotomayor in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 26, 2009.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama depart Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to New York where they will have a private dinner and attend a play, Saturday, May 30, 2009.
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The presidential limo waits outside as U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama see the play “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” during a personal visit in New York May 30, 2009.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama depart John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York early Sunday, May 31, 2009 after a Saturday night in Manhattan for a private dinner and a Broadway play. The Obamas attended a performance of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”, the August Wilson drama that chronicles the struggles of African-Americans in the early 20th century.
————AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Cheryl Contee aka "Jill Tubman", Baratunde Thurston aka "Jack Turner", rikyrah, Leutisha Stills aka "The Christian Progressive Liberal", B-Serious, Casey Gane-McCalla, Jonathan Pitts-Wiley aka "Marcus Toussaint," Fredric Mitchell, Keith Owens, Anson Asaka, Barbara Moore, Deborah Small, Lisa Coffman, Michael Patton
Special Contributors: Rashad Robinson, Marvin Randolph, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, James Rucker, Rinku Sen, Adam Luna
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