Multiracial man:The Obama campaign's deft use of the candidate's mixed heritage is making it harder to read his candidacy in terms of race. By James Hannaham, Salon.com, February 02, 2022

"In a campaign marked by firsts, this might be one of the most striking: A photo of a young, radiantly smiling, tan-skinned Barack Obama seated in the lap of his late mother, Ann Dunham, who, while dark-haired, is considerably paler than her son..."