Abby Phillip CNN Table Erupts Over Whether Obama Is 'Black'

"That much vaunted speech on race, where he refers to his grandmother as kind of a typical white person. I don't think there is such a thing as a typical white person. I think there's a sense in which Obama was expected to usher us into this new era of much healthier conversations, more nuanced conversations about race. But on his watch, we actually got the Trayvon Martin situation."

"Is he black? What does that mean exactly? His mom is? His father is? Are we still operate under the one-drop rule and the brown paper bag test? Foster asked. Whatever your definition might want to be if he's Black, when most people look at him, no, no no no, you're black, I'm black, and Abby's Black, Barack Obama's Black, Allison shot back."

A CNN Table for Five segment turned contentious when Kmele Foster asked whether Barack Obama is Black while discussing Obama’s legacy. Foster argued Obama’s election did not produce the expected era of healthier race conversations and cited episodes like the Trayvon Martin case and related controversies. Foster referenced Obama’s racial commentary about his grandmother and questioned the relevance of certain statements. CNN commentator Ashley Allison insisted that Obama is Black and pushed back against Foster’s framing, questioning definitions like the one-drop rule. The exchange escalated into a rapid back-and-forth before the host moved on.

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