Donald Trump's A Birther

Watch this from Trump's appearance on The View. And check out this "Dear Birthers" item I posted in August 2009 with pictures of the President's birth certificate with stamp and seal.

Incident At The University Of Kentucky School Of Law

Someone posted this sign at the UK law school: "How Do You Spell Nigger? OBAMA."

An Elementary School's Mock Slave Auction

From The Root: A teacher in an elementary school in Ohio conducted a slave auction. Ten-year-old Nikko Burton, one of two black students in the class, was designated a slave and was inspected by "masters." This from Nikko: "The masters got to touch people and do all sorts of stuff. They got to look in your mouth and feel your legs and stuff and see if you're strong and stuff." According to the story, the principal apologized to Nikko and his mother; the teacher has not.

Hat Tip: ddow

HNIC

While scrolling through the Comcast viewer guide I saw "HNIC" listed on the National Hockey League channel. Wondering what that referred to (and knowing that it wasn't an acronym for "Head N__r In Charge"), I checked it out (I know, way too much time on my hands). It's Hockey Night In Canada.

Nearly Double

That's the jobless rate of African American college graduates as compared to the jobless rate of their white counterparts.

Health Care And Race

This Huffington Post entry discusses a study linking some of the opposition to health care reform to racial bias.

The Wales Window

Please read this story about a Welsh artist's remarkable response to the September 15, 1963 bombing at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Michelle Obama

The New Yorker profiles the First Lady.

The Bus Driver's Confederate Flag

School bus driver Ken Webber has and displays on his vehicle a Confederate flag. "It's about fighting for state rights. It's a way of life. It's who you are. It has nothing to do with racism." The school district that employed Webber asked him to remove the flag; when he refused to do so his employment was terminated.

Michael Eric Dyson On Mike Huckabee

Read and watch this.

"Are Whites Racially Oppressed?"

CNN asks the question.

George Shearing, Rest In Peace

The virtuoso jazz pianist's obituary can be viewed here.

"Getting Past The Bouncer"

From this Houston Press story: "Every few months or so, the simmering racial tension that goes hand-in-hand with nightclubs' right to decide who they do and don't let in boils over into another episode of hurt feelings, ugly allegations and hungry headlines."

The Problematics Of Counting By Race

Read this.

Recy Taylor

This article in The Root asks why no one knows about the 1944 rape of Recy Taylor.

The Jackie Robinson Of NASCAR?

Wendell Scott.

Nooses At Work

For some reason (insert yours here), the last few years have seen an increase in reports of the number of African-American employees who discover a noose placed in their work area. Here's another one.

On Outsiderness

This story discusses the work of artist Glenn Ligon.

Seeking Integration In Wake County, North Carolina

Check out this story.

Celebrating Black History Month . . . In March

OK, Black History Month is already held in February, the shortest month of the year. But at least get the month right. The Los Angeles Clippers celebrated in March. That's right, March.