Slouching Toward Washington
Dr. Utley reviews Mark Edward Taylor's Branding Obamamessiah and muses about the success of President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
Is America Post-Race?
Dr. Utley surveys the racist comments within YouTube responses to Obamacare and declares that America is definitely not post-race.
Barack Obama: A Dialogue in Black and White
Dr. Utley analyzes how Americans talk about race after President Obama's election.
Utley, Ebony and Amy L. Heyse. "Barack Obama’s (Im)Perfect Union: An Analysis of the Strategic Successes and Failures in His Speech on Race." Western Journal of Black Studies 33:3 (2009): 153-163.
Race and the 2010 Midterm Elections
Dr. Utley discusses the racial implications of the 2010 midterm elections.
The Whitening of the California State University System
Dr. Utley discusses how measures taken to save money within the California State University System are making it less accessible to students of color.
Leff, Michael and Ebony A. Utley. “Instrumental and Constitutive Rhetoric in Martin Luther King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ ” Rhetoric and Public Affairs 7:1 (2004): 37-52.
Utley, Ebony A. “A Woman Made of Words: The Rhetorical Invention of Maria W. Stewart.” In Speaking Their Minds: Black Women’s Intellectual Traditions, edited by Kristin Waters and Carol B. Conaway. Burlington: University of Vermont Press, 2007, 55-71.