Apparently, Michelle Obama was at a forum where she made a reference to "whitey". Apparently, there is video, but it’s not been broadcast — Let’s assume that the tape exists. Moreover, let’s assume that Michelle used the word "whitey". Does it matter what context? Was she being facitious? UPDATE: Booman Tribune (who hasn’t seen the tape) has an interesting theory: … Read More
MLK Assassination: 40 Years Ago
Here’s part of the prescient speech he gave in Memphis the night before he was killed: He seemed to know, huh?
Lou Dobbs Steps In It
Lou Dobbs explains how he’s sick of "cotton pickin’" black leaders telling him how he can and can’t talk about race (he catches himself at the last minute — sorta) … UPDATE: The folks at CNN threw Dobbs a bone. The CNN transcript cut the work "cotton"
Ingrates
In a recent column, right-wing pundit Pat Buchanan attempted to argue that blacks benefited from slavery because they “grew into a community of 40 million” in the United States: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 … Read More
Not Your Grandma’s Cracker
A member of the Alabama KKK — a guy named Ken Mier — has sent me an email regarding an earlier post from October of last year. He would like y’all to know that the Klan — at least the Alabama chapter — have set their goals toward "acceptance and humility". Uh …good to know. P.S. Apparently, many in the … Read More
The Best MLK Day Photo Ever
Bush and two kids: Her eyes say it all: "What’s the matter there, Mr. President? Afraid to have your exposed skin touch me?"
Lincoln Freed The Slaves…
…but some of them "didn’t get the memo". Or more accurately, some of them were never told about the memo. I wasn’t aware of this, but in the deepest regions of the South, African-Americans were kept as slaves until as late as — wait for it — 1961. More here
Klan vs. Klan
Why oh why can’t white supremists just get along?: CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — Members of one Ku Klux Klan organization say they will assemble at the courthouse Nov. 10 to show their opposition to another Klan group that plans an anti-immigration rally there that day. Ken Mier, who described himself as an investigator for the Alabama Ku Klux Klan and … Read More
Michael Medved: “Six Inconvenient Truths About The U.S. And Slavery”
Michael Medved thinks that America’s involvement with slavery is hyped. Seriously. And he’s here to set us straight with an offensive little bit of revisionist history. He lists "six inconvenient truths about the U.S. and slavery" in attempt to convince you, the reader, that — "Hey! Slavery was no biggie!" In his preface, he opens with this: Those who want … Read More
Little Rock — 50 Years Later
Fascinating article should be read here at Vanity Fair. It focuses on this famous iconic picture: The picture was taken on September 4, 1957. The black girl is Elizabeth Eckard, one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of black students who attempted to go to school in one of the first desegregated high schools in the South. Standing behind … Read More
Jena Incident Goes On Tour
And it came to High Point: HIGH POINT — Scholars call it a symbol that reflects a shameful period in our nation’s history. Friday, High Point police removed four nooses hung from different spots around Andrews High School. The principal of the school, Monique Wallace, sent a letter to parents after the four nooses were discovered. Via WXII’s web site: … Read More
“I Don’t Subscribe To The Slogan ‘Free The Jena 6′”
I don’t subscribe to that slogan either. From all appearances, the 6 black kids commited a crime, but as this commenter points out (at Michelle Malkin’s site, after Malkin tries to pooh-pooh the story), that is not the issue: Ms. Malkin, I don’t think that this should be classified as a “race hustler” story. Although many will argue that this … Read More
The Jena 6
Bacgkround of the situation so far in this an excellent summary from the L.A. Times: In December, six black boys jumped a white boy at the high school here and beat him while he lay unconscious. The victim was taken to the hospital, but he was not gravely hurt. He attended a class ring ceremony later that evening. The black … Read More
The Klan Is Making A Comeback
Great </sarcasm>: The Ku Klux Klan has rebounded by exploiting current hot-button issues, especially immigration, according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League. The Klan, and other white supremacist groups like skinheads and neo-Nazis, grew significantly more active in the past year, holding more rallies, distributing leaflets and increasing their presence on the Internet — much of it … Read More