From first black elected to head Harvard's Law review to first black US President 4:08 pm Unknown news Over 30 years before he became the president of America, a young Obama was profiled in a New York Times article titled "First black elected to head Harvard's Law Review'. NYTimes brought out this newspaper cutout from their archives today. Share This: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook