I chose "gotten worse". I don't believe that Ferguson or the other police shootings are directly related to Obama being President. But, I definitely feel like Obama's presidency has been a let down and source of frustration for the black community. He has the biggest opportunity ever awarded to a man of color, and it's been squandered. I rooted for him. I cried watching him take office the first time. I thought of how much it could change things for young black boys watching him accept the position. It could have changed my hometown I hoped even. He's done nothing. He's talked a lot and made excuses. On top of that, he hung out with Jay Z. You have the opportunity to be the male model that so many young people are missing and you're being photographed with the asshole who sings "99 Problems"?! Disgraceful.
On top of that, his wife chose childhood obesity and nutrition as her pet project?! She's a black woman. What group in America needs a champion more than black women? Black women are almost 1/3 of all new hiv cases and she's worried about fat kids? She can fuck right off in my book.
All Obama has taught America is that being rich trumps being black. If he had to worry about his daughters the way other black parents or poor parents do, he'd have been a better president. He doesn't have to worry, and he doesn't care about his people. That, in my opinion, has created hopelessness for people of color.