Groveling
Navy Honors Civil Rights Martyr Medgar Evers, October 12, 2009, Comcast News
Supply ship to be named USNS Medgar Evers.
Congresswoman Apologizes for 'Great White Hope' Comment, August 28, 2009, CNN
She was unaware of any negative connotation.
Sebastian Faulks: The Book I Really Can't Put Down, August 28, 2009, London Telegraph
“Only a healthy and lucid person could have achieved what Mohammed did.”
Microsoft Apologizes for Changing Race in Photo, August 26, 2009, Fox News
Let the groveling begin.
Brian Kilmeade Apologizes for Racist "Pure Species" Comment, July 24, 2009, Huffington Post
Marrying “other species and other ethnicities” is what makes America great?
Boy Scouts Make Big Push to Get Latinos to Join, June 9, 2009, Chicago Tribune
Illegal aliens will be part of the recruitment drive.
UPS Makes $750K Grant to National Council of La Raza, April 28, 2009, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Doesn’t give AR even 75 cents.
Betting White Men Can Learn, February 4, 2009, Seattle Times
White diversity consultant: “White people are often the main problem black folks have.”
Upland Councilman Apologizes for Inauguration Remarks, February 2, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Noted that non-whites were “well-behaved.”
D.C.'s High-Level Social Scene Now Mingles Black and White, January 19, 2009, Washington Post
With Obama as president, “the all-white dinner party feels all wrong.”
NASCAR Settles $225 Million Suit With Ex-Official, December 19, 2008, AP
Often late, plaintiff complained that others said she was working on “colored people’s time.”
Where Whiteness Meets Race, November 17, 2008, Los Angeles Times
White group teaches whites about “white privilege.”
Those Delicate Jesuit Sensibilities, November 12, 2008, Baltimore Sun
Loyola professor offends with the truth.
Baby Bigot: Is My Child Prejudiced?, November 10, 2008, BabbleBaby
Liberal parent not quite as “multi-cultural” as she thought.
NM GOP Official Quits Over Remarks About Blacks, September 26, 2008, Newsmax
Hispanics, too, must be careful of what they say.
Magazine Puts Diversity in Vogue With All-Black Issue, July 28, 2008, Houston Chronicle
All-black novelty issue is a big hit.
Black Soldiers Get Apology for WWII Convictions, July 28, 2008, AP
But were they really innocent?
Berliners Jam Park to Hear, Touch Obama in Concert Atmosphere, July 25, 2008, Bloomberg
Germans gush over Obama, “a boy with integrity.”
New US Postage Stamps Honor Early Black Cinema, July 18, 2008, AP
Stamp touts “an all-star cast of colored artists.”
African Journey: SMU Basketball Team Learns About Teammates, Culture, July 16, 2008, WFAA (Dallas-Ft. Worth)
Texans visit Senegal and are enriched.
Physicians’ Group Apologizes to Black Doctors, July 10, 2008, Reuters
AMA seeks to bridge “the racial divide in organized medicine.”
Stars Gather for Nelson Mandela Birthday Show, July 1, 2008, AP
Former terrorist’s birthday a “joyful occasion.”
Texas Town Still Shadowed by Dragging Death, June 9, 2008, AP
Town “confronts prejudices” by letting blacks take over.
MTA Offers Students Monetary Incentive, May 29, 2008, Baltimore Sun
Just for promising to behave.
In Praise of Liberal Guilt, May 28, 2008, Slate Magazine
There’s nothing wrong with voting for Obama out of white guilt.
Put Your UW Devotion Into Words … For $1,000, May 9, 2008, Seattle Times
U of Washington doesn’t like words “mother of a mighty race” in school song.
Vodka Maker Apologizes for Ad Depicting Southwest as Part of Mexico, April 7, 2008, AP
Absolut, says, “Aw, shucks. We didn’t mean nothin’.”
Florida Legislature Makes Formal Apology For Slavery, March 27, 2008, AP
Reconciliation now just around the corner.
Towson U. Debaters Take National Championship, March 26, 2008, Baltimore Sun
Disgraceful result; blacks should have lost by default.
Richmond Buses Set Aside a Seat for Rosa Parks, February 20, 2008, AP
Bus seats and bus stations to commemorate Rosa Parks.
Black Clergy Wanted But Hard to Find in Mainline Denominations, February 19, 2008, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Churches’ lament: Can’t find qualified blacks.
At Black History Month Event, Bush Denounces Noose Displays, February 13, 2008, Washington Post
Bush: US at risk of losing sight of “past racial suffering.”
Subdivisions Built for Blacks Preserved, February 12, 2008, Akron Beacon Journal
Blacks want old segregated neighborhood designated as Historic Place.
The DeWolf Family Burden, February 5, 2008, Providence Journal
A white family immerses itself in guilt for ancestors’ role in slave trade.
Kellogg Donates $3M to MLK Memorial, February 1, 2008, Cox News Service
Cereal money backing “the heart and soul of the American experience.”
Jackson Chastises MLB for ‘Ill-Contrived Questions’ in Background Checks, January 31, 2008, AP
Major League Baseball ferreting out KKK umpires.
Post Launches Site With African American Focus, January 28, 2008, Washington Post
“The Root” will offer blacks news, opinion … and geneaology.
Second World War Veteran Gets Posthumous Honors After Army Overturns Court Martial, January 24, 2008, Canadian Press
Lynching just an incident that happens, when it’s done by blacks.
Work Set to Begin This Spring on MLK Memorial, January 10, 2008, AP
Project on schedule for 2009 opening.
New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery, January 8, 2008, AP
Also covers “indignities” that are “vestiges of slavery.”
Students Struggle As Immigrants Do, December 19, 2007, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
In role-playing assignment, high school student finds legal resident to “marry.”
Christian Leaders Ask for Muslim Forgiveness, November 27, 2007, Khaleej Times (Dubai, UAR)
Christian bigshots pander to Islam.
Official Regrets Remarks on Black Voters, October 31, 2007, Laurie Kellman
Dems say apology not enough, call for firing.
African Burial Ground Opens, October 5, 2007, AP
Manhattan site is now a National Historic Landmark.
Beaner’s To Drop Name Some See As Derogatory, September 18, 2007, Lansing State Journal
Groveling to Hispanics will cost company $1,000,000.
Man Wants ‘No Place For Hate’ Sign To Come Down, May 14, 2007, Watertown Tab
Massachusetts man fights back against ADL indoctrination campaign.
Driver Who Muttered ‘N-Word’ Awarded Jobless Pay, May 10, 2007, Des Moines Register
Black bus driver fired for mumbling the word to herself.
University Of Virginia Apologize For Slavery Past, April 26, 2007, NewsMax.com
The example of the Virginia legislature continues to “inspire.”
Alabama Senate Considers Slavery Apology, April 12, 2007, AP
You can blame Virginia.
Ga. Slave Ownership Could Sway Debate, April 9, 2007, AP
Prior to learning state once owned slaves, Georgia lawmakers cool to idea of apology.