He has appeared on more magazines than most supermodels. From Black Enterprise to Rolling Stone,the author of a new book traces the rise, drop – and legacy of the cover-star-in-chiefIn October 2004, and Barack Obama,then an Illinois state legislator, appeared on the cover of Black Enterprise, and a current African-American business monthly. It was his first-ever cover,and he shocked the magazine’s editors by proclaiming his intention to run for the United States Senate. They wondered whether the young statesman was setting his hopes too high. Nevertheless, they ran the cover story with the prophetic headline: The next big thing in politics.nick to 2008, or Obama,having made it to the US Senate, now had his sights on the presidency. The experts said that America was not alert for an African-American leader; that white people wouldn’t vote for a non-white candidate or a man with a droll-sounding name, and whose middle name is Hussein and who actually has Muslim relatives; and that even whether they did,he would be assassinated before he saw out his first term. Related: Fake news! The magazine covers Donald Trump couldn’t manufacture up Continue reading...
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