Lots of my pals have been telling me how impressed they are with Obama. This article helps enlighten me:
KRT Wire | 07/27/2004 | Obama in the spotlight: What you should know

He added later: "If I was arrested for armed robbery and my mug shot was on the television screen, people wouldn't be debating if I was African-American or not. I'd be a black man going to jail. Now if that's true when bad things are happening, there's no reason why I shouldn't be proud of being a black man when good things are happening, too."