UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05765959 Date: 08/31/2015 RELEASE IN PART B6 From: Cheryl Mills Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2009 9:39 PM To: H Subject: Fwd: Charles Blow in NYT today December 5, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist Black in the Age of Obama By CHARLES M. BLOW A hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Dickens opened "A Tale of Two Cities" with the now-famous phrase: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. ..." Those words resonated with me recently while contemplating the impact of the Obama presidency on blacks in America. So far, it's been mixed. Blacks are living a tale of two Americas — one of the ascension of the first black president with the cultural capital that accrues; the other of a collapsing quality of life and amplified racial tensions, while supporting a president who is loath to even acknowledge their pain, let alone commiserate in it. Last year, blacks dared to dream anew, envisioning a future
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