Author of 1995's "Dreams From My Father” (5)

I believe the answer is:

obama

(Other definitions for obama that I've seen before include "US presidential candidate" , "American president" , "Leading man" , "Politician" , "in the White House" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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