" Black Lives Matter' articulated an impatience with the politics of respectability. Proponents of respectability politics, Randall Kennedy wrote, 'advocate taking care in presenting oneself publicly and desire strongly to avoid saying or doing anything that will reflect badly on Blacks, reinforce negative racial stereotypes, or needlessly alienate potential allies.' Such politics were resurgent during the Obama era. The president himself was both a source and symbol of respectability politics. "

― Jeff Chang , We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation