1.      Full treatment of the domestic achievements of the Obama presidency; achievements which make him the most successful liberal reform    president since Lyndon Johnson.

 

2.       Obama’s politics of “race neutralism” or “ethnic avoidance” compared with JFK’s handling of the religion issues during his presidency.

 

3.      The ethnic and racial dimensions of Obama’s appointments to the judiciary, the cabinet and the White House staff.

 

4.      The enhanced enforcement of civil rights law in the Obama administration.

 

5.      Ethnic and racial differences in public approval of Obama during the first year and a half of his presidency.

 

6.      The impact of the health insurance bill on the African American community.

 

7.      The outcome of the 2010 midterm elections and their likely impact on the future of the Obama presidency.