• There's some race joke about Obama and Oprah's face being plastered on gourmet chocolates, but I'm just too tired. [SJMN]

• In an effort to avoid a being like the New York Times with its Harlem piece, I'm going to put it this way: they don't necessarily hate Barack Obama in Butte, Montana. [AN]

• More ignorance at firehouses. [WCP]

• The largest African American bookstore chain closes down. Meanwhile, Amazon continues to grow! [BN]