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Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen (2009). Barack Obama and African American empowerment : the rise of Black America's new leadership (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-0-230-10329-0. OCLC   608023888.
  • Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen (2008). Seeking higher ground : the Hurricane Katrina crisis, race, and public policy reader. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-1-4039-8396-1. OCLC   129952587.
  • Clarke, Kristen (2008). "Race-Ing the Post-Katrina Political Landscape: An Analysis of the 2006 New Orleans Election". Seeking Higher Ground. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 33–37. doi:10.1057/9780230610095_3. ISBN   978-1-4039-7779-3.
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    Kristen Clarke
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    United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
    Assumed office
    May 25, 2021