Introduction : there's no such thing as a "Black President" / Todd C. Shaw, Robert A Brown, Joseph P. McCormick II -- Race, trust, and the American presidency : black-white confidence in the executive branch in the Obama era and beyond / Shayla C. Nunnally -- Invitations to the dance : the Obama administration's complex engagement with black elected officials and advocacy groups / Tyson D. King-Meadows -- The "Obama effect" revisited : a macrolevel and longitudinal exploration of the influence of Barack Obama's media presence on racialized political party polarization / Ray Block Jr. and Angela K. Lewis-Maddox -- "It's complicated" : the Obama administration's relationship with black faith communities and lessons for future presidents / Brian D. McKenzie -- Obama, African American women, and the limitations of the politics of recognition / Wendy G. Smooth -- Moving the needle? : Obama, targeted universalism, and the black LGBTQ community / Ravi K. Perry -- Black federal judges and civil rights in the age of Obama / Shenita Brazleton with Dianne M. Pinderhughes -- Monumental promises, incremental gains : criminal justice reform in the Obama era / Khalilah L. Brown-Dean -- What about black wowmen? : how economic policies targeting urban Americans disappear black women / Julia S. Jordan-Zachery -- Barack Obama and the racial politics of the Affordable Care Act / Sekou Franklin, Pearl K. Ford Dowe, and Angela K. Lewis-Maddox -- Race, real estate, and responsiveness : the Obama administration's legacy on housing policy and outcomes / Andra Gillespie -- The Obama era and black attitudes toward undocumented immigration policies / Lorrie Frasure and Stacey Greene -- Foreign policy during and after Barack Obama / Robert B. Packer -- Conclusion : the next "Black President" and the next black politics / Joseph P. McCormick II, Todd C. Shaw, and Robert A. Brown.