He certainly can't rely on himself to hear the voice of an authentic American black. Raised in Hawaii where everyone is a minority and whites are not the largest minority.* Also raised in Indonesia by a white mother and white grandparents. Father a Kenyan black, stepfather an Indonesian and not black at all. 0bama's life has nothing at all in common with the experience of 99.9% of American blacks. Schooled in a Madrassa in Jakarta and an elite private school in Hawaii.
*Hawaii – an Ethnically Mixed Plate You will find a “mixed plate” of ethnic groups in Hawaii; 38.6% of Hawaii's population is Asian, 24.7% is White, 10% is Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders, 8.9% is Hispanic, 1.6% is Black or African American, 0.3% is American Indian and Alaska Native, and 23.6% of all Hawaii residents are of multi-ethnic background (two or more races).