Peniel Joseph , Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Brandeis University and Martin Gilens , Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science at Princeton University (Jan 21, 2009 at Case Western Reserve University, Center for Policy Studies)  The Case Center for Policy Studies  along with the Inamori International Center for Ethics and the Excellence and the Share the Vision Committee present a forum on the question of what Barack Obama's election says about racial politics. Have we reached the point where people really are judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? To answer this question we need to consider both black political movements and white political attitudes.