With a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, Obama is the nation’s first biracial candidate for president. The media, however, have continually called Obama the nation’s first major party “black candidate,” saying he could make history as the first “black president.” But is that accurate?

A columnist examining Obama’s background summed up his racial identity into one equation: white + black = black.

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You know once you got an ounce of black in you, white people won’t accept you. I’m sure previous presidents have been, “biracial,” but were called, “white.” I think this shouldn’t even be an issue, lets just focus on what each candidate has to offer.

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