Barack Obama’s and Bruce Springsteen’s Calls for Reconstruction Falls Upon Hostile Ears

They want to renovate. Their political opponents want to burn it all down. Black personhood seeks a lonelier, separate, braver path.

A photo of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” album. Source: Unsplash.

Barack Obama has spent his post-presidential years bonding with his new bestie.