Democratic representative Cherie Buckner-Webb is the only black elected official in the state of Idaho, and so when a hand-addressed envelope containing an application for Ku Klux Klan membership arrived at her house, she was understandably annoyed. And confused. » 4/11/12 12:00pm 4/11/12 12:00pm

Nathan Bedford Forrest High SchoolBy Margaret Hartmann

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Last night a Florida school board voted 5-2 along racial lines to keep the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, named for a Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader. Brenda Priestly Jackson, one of the two board members who voted for the change, said Forrest was "a terrorist and a racist." (He was also a… » 11/04/08 5:20pm 11/04/08 5:20pm

news roundupBy Megan Carpentier

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Let The People Vote For Obama Because They Like Michelle, It's Fine

Michelle Obama is so endearingly naive. Today, she told her audience "People shouldn't make a decision this time based on, 'I like that guy' or 'she's cute.' And I'm talking about me." Michelle, at this point, let's just do whatever it takes to get your husband elected, okay? [Huffington Post]
Especially since voting…

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Birmingham fourBy Dodai Stewart

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4 Little Girls

Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four little girls were killed; white supremacists were responsible. Christopher McNair, who lost his 11-year-old daughter in the blast, spoke » 9/16/08 10:20am 9/16/08 10:20am with NPR yesterday. "I didn't even cry for 3 or 4 months after …

end of daysBy Anna Holmes

Jordin Sparks Loves Herself Just The Way She Is

American Idol winner Jordin loves her curves. [People]
Anne Heche and her hubby have seemingly regained their sanity. [People]
Big Brother/Big Government are spying on our cats. [BoingBoing]
Ponds paid for massive product placement in the new, reportedly-awful series The Starter Wife. [Slate]
Well it's about…

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