Jabari Asim is the author of “What Obama Means: … for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future.” The book examines how Barack Obama’s victory explains America’s cultural and racial identities and offers insight into how our nation’s make-up will affect politics and policies going forward. Asim is the editor-in-chief of The Crisis, the magazine of the NAACP.
Q: What CD are you currently listening to?
“Songbird” by Eva Cassidy
Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
“Bedtime Stories” starring Adam Sandler
Q: What websites do you check in the morning?
Google news, nytimes.com, washingtonpost.com, Richard Prince’s journal-isms
Q: What book are you currently reading?
“Black on the Block” by Mary Pattillo
Q: What’s your favorite TV show at the moment
“The Wire” (still catching up via Netflix)
