"Mr. Obama as president, whites came to fear that black and other racialized people were being dangerously empowered"
Really? What did Obama ever do for black people? He was a huge disappointment. On his watch, more young black men than ever were executed on the street by police with no consequences. Where was the empowerment in that?
Trump got elected because Hillary Clinton was an awful candidate with nothing to offer. That non-bigoted whites gave Trump a pass on his racism because it doesn't affect them is sadly self-interested. They will have their own disappointment as Trump's economic agenda fails to bring back old-time prosperity to their decaying nation.
Coates needs to be more constructive than simply wallowing in bitter resentment against whites. Where's his program for a better America?