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Obama-Ology

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Do you guys remember Hope? It may be an Elder Millennial thing. In 2008, after enduring years of The Absolute Lowest Point Of Modern America After Which It Can’t Possibly Get Any Worse, we put our faith in a man who would lead us out of the desert and it became a movement and it felt good. Who could have possibly known America’s reactionary elements would not only fail to shrivel away in the face of the blinding light of love after a single election cycle, but would only grow stronger? Probably lots of smart people but no one wanted to listen at the time. Aurin Squire’s Obama-Ology takes us back to the rising tides of this time centering on Warren, (David Guiden) a passionate, idealistic young African American fresh out of an elite university who wants to be part of the historical moment of Obama’s presidential campaign so he relocates to poor and working class East Cleveland. He is met with immediate skepticism by experienced African American organizer Barbara (Tuesdai B. Pe