The Inauguration of Barack Obama A native from St. Louis and former reporter for several local publications, Jabari Asim’s byline can now be regularly seen in the pages of The Washington Post as deputy editor of the book review section. He's also the editor-in-chief of the Crisis magazine and the author of his latest book, What Obama Means, which is soon to be published.

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