Richard Williams' Book About White's "Ancient History"

Wary - the look of a truly informed citizen

Black And White: The Way I See It is a new book by the father of Venus and Serena Williams, telling the truth too many whites deny, about what American life was (and is) like, as they went (and go) about their own:

"Shreveport was controlled by the local branch of the Ku Klux Klan, says Williams. ‘The Klan rampaged through the South, confident it could violate us with impunity,’ he writes.

A friend, called Lil Man, was caught by the Klan for stealing and his body was found days later hanging from a tree with his hands cut off.

The murder was never investigated by the local police.

Williams also had a run-in with Klan members and recalls a crowd - including his own father - looking on and watching while three white men beat him in the street."

Not everyone can be Superman

Blacks, living lives littered with "unsolved" murders, and somehow, whites think that should pass for normal progress:

It's fitting, that Richard Williams - this great American - is, still, hated by whites for his attitude,...

Lie - Get Hurt. Tell The Truth - Get Hurt: Hurt's On-Point

Italy's only black cabinet minister has called for more support as she endures relentless non-violent racist attacks.

Ms Kyenge has faced a torrent of abuse since her appointment in April from the right-wing Northern League party and its supporters.

The League's newspaper, La Padania, has just begun publishing her daily itinerary - presumably so that the hecklers will always know where to find the minister, says the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome.

Last year, one of its most senior figures likened her to an orangutan. Another accused Ms Kyenge of wanting to impose "tribal traditions" on Italy.

One of the League's councillors even called for the minister to be raped.

Ms Kyenge has been heckled, and had bananas thrown at her during political rallies.

In a separate development, police confirmed that a suspicious powder mailed to Ms Kyenge on Wednesday was baking soda.

The package was intercepted at a mail-processing centre.

Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By"

"Last year, Maria Sharapova earned almost twice as much endorsement money as Serena Williams—$23 million to $12 million—even though Williams has racked up twice as many points as Sharapova in singles competitions over the past year and has beaten Sharapova 14 consecutive times. Twelve mil is still a decent amount of scratch—and Sharapova is also an excellent player—but the fact remains that Williams has to work harder to make less money."

As in so many areas of life, all I can ask is, "Really?"