Bunker Mulligan "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." ~Mark Twain

January 22, 2004

Define “African American”

Filed under: Society-Culture — Bunker @ 8:34 am

At Omaha Westside High School, students promoted Trevor Richards for “Distinguished African American Student Award” with posters on their lockers. Trevor is from Johannesburg, and has lived in the US for six years. They were disciplined for this action because it made someone feel uncomfortable. You see, Trevor is white.

Eugene Volokh has all the details and a legal analysis.

1 Comment

  1. WOW. As usual, truth finds its way of blowing fiction out of the water.

    Comment by Bogey — January 22, 2004 @ 9:05 am

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