I love the claim that he's not racist because he marries black couples all the time...

Quoted: A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.

Interesting piece from Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the historical context of "race mixing" in America.

Quoted: In defiance of law, social convention and what some “believe,” an enormous amount of “race mixing” has long been occurring in the U.S.

Really amazing that her lineage could be traced so precisely.

Quoted: The map of Michelle Obama’s ancestors connects the first African-American first lady to the history of slavery, tracing their five-generation journey from bondage to a front-row seat to the presidency.

The end of Ebony...

Quoted: Four years ago, at the funeral of Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson, then-Sen. Barack Obama remembered the man who almost single-handedly built the economic foundation for black-audience periodicals.

Messed up. This article raises an issue a lot of people have noticed but never really talk about in NYC...

Quoted: In some families, the ethnic background of a nanny carries a certain cache — and entrenched stereotypes.

You tell 'em, Jimmy!

Quoted: Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism."

Dr. Gates writes about having a beer with Sgt. Crowley and Pres. Obama at the White House.

Quoted: Skip Gates on the White House beer meeting: "It is incumbent upon Sergeant Crowley and me to utilize the great opportunity that fate has given us..."

It's amazing -- and sad -- how much latent racism this story is dredging up.

Quoted: A Boston police officer was suspended Wednesday for using a racial slur to describe Henry Louis Gates Jr. and a New York City aide resigned after posting comments about the scholar's arrest.

Right, provoked him by proving that he was in his own home and that the cops should get the eff out.

Quoted: The white police officer who was criticized by President Obama for arresting a black Harvard professor at his home has fired back. “I really didn’t want to have to take such a drastic action,” Sgt. James Crowley told TV station WHDH in an exclusive one-on-one interview that TODAY aired Friday. “Nonetheless, that’s how far professor Gates pushed it.”