Akeelah and the Bee: Inspirational Story of African-American Intellect and Triumph or Racist Rhetoric Served Up On Another Platter?

2011/04/01 by Charise Pimentel, Cathleen Sawyer · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Race, History, and American Society #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Rhetoric #Intellect #African american #Sociology #Racism #Gender studies #Media studies #Theology #Anthropology #Philosophy

paper · doi:10.1080/15210960.2011.571559

openalex publication_date 2011/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

The term “post-racism” has increasingly emerged in the media and national discourse. Many point to Barack Obama's election as the 44th President of the United States as proof that this country has ...

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