The country became post-racial after the election of Obama.

There is another book by a black with a blond wife coming to grips with his racial identity. After the shock of Dolad Trump's election disrupting his post-racial comfort, he set off on a series of interviews with white Trump supporters and blacks who disagree with his optimistic view on race. The Trump supporters said they are colorblind, then prove they are indifferent to the status of blacks in the United States. Near the end of the book, he interviews the leader of a black gun club. He follows this up with a trip to a gun range. He briefly fantasizes about using a gun to defend his race. "What It Is" is another tale told by a black man in an interracial marriage dealing with racial identity.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-black-writer-on-individualism-identity-and-indifference-in-trumps-america/2019/12/19/200a0f62-1aa9-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html#comments-wrapper

If a white majority helps re-elect Trump, I don't see the country becoming post-racial.

The reviewer notes that while 85% of whites don't see their race as an important issue, 74% of blacks suggest that race remains important. He says that things are moving in th right direct. I expect he means the black needle will move in the white direction. It will be interesting to see polling if Trump is re-elected.

Why Some Black Puerto Ricans Choose ‘White’ on the Census

The island has a long history of encouraging residents to identify as white, but there are growing efforts to raise awareness about racism.

By Natasha S. Alford @ NYTimes.com, Feb. 9

[....] More than three-quarters of Puerto Ricans identified as white on the last census, even though much of the population on the island has roots in Africa. That number is down from 80 percent 20 years ago, but activists and demographers say it is still inaccurate and they are working to get more Puerto Ricans of African descent to identify as black on the next census in an effort to draw attention to the island’s racial disparities.

All residents of Puerto Rico can select “Yes, Puerto Rican” on the census to indicate their Hispanic origin. But when it comes to race, residents must choose among “white,” “black,” “American Indian,” multiple options for Asian heritage, or they can write something in. Most Puerto Ricans choose “white.”

But the Trump administration’s slow response after Hurricane Maria and other natural disasters has made many Puerto Ricans reconsider their decision to identify as white Americans, said Kimberly Figueroa Calderón, a member of Colectivo Ilé, a coalition of Puerto Rican educators and organizers who are campaigning for more Puerto Ricans to identify as black on the 2020 census. “We are not the ‘citizens’ that we think we are,” she said. [....]