
• The NAACP of Bangor, Maine, had to cancel its Kwanzaa celebration because of threats. Excuse me for missing the point, but Bangor, Maine has an NAACP? [BN]
• The highly-celebrated NY Fire Department might finally improve its dismal diversity reputation. A record number of women, Hispanics, and blacks passed the exam this year. [NYT]
• Grady Memorial Hospital, the only public hospital in Atlanta, might be forced to close it's doors, leaving patients, who are overwhelming black and poor, in the lurch. [AP]
• Most people who have underestimated Oprah Winfrey over the years have ended up having to eat their words. I'm just saying. [CT]
I thought Bangor, Maine was a product of Stephen King's imagination. Well, not really…but pretty much.
That's unfortunate. They can come down here though!
Oprah can draw crowds, famous famous faces and money but those are the things Obama has by himself.