Negrohead Mountain gets name change. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mountain24-2009feb24,0,2554745.story
Well it used to be called Ni**erhead Mountain. So renaming it John Ballard Mountain is quite a step. However, you do make a good point. He was a former slave. So he's one that could actually claim the title of African American
Ahhh Good. We have emotion. For those of you too young, this is the spirit of the thread www.funnyordie.com/videos/f02d0b8cca/word-association-from-nino
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Mag, If we accept the article as fact, it is our obligation to retain and offer hope. "you find that talking to them is much like talking to a child. They're not that deep, they don't know much and the intellectual and practical value of their thoughts is rather worthless." Then we must nuture them as we would children. Learned men do not write off an entire race of people. To those who do not care for children (I can respect that) don't be a part of the problem.
I know what you mean, I'm forever finding bits (crumbs, hairs etc) in my hood. But, and this might help you, if you are careful to shake the hood before pulling it over your head you should be OK. Of course the only problem with this approach is if the rain comes on very quickly and you need to put your hood up in a hurry.
One thing I gotta criticize the slaveowners for...they had a penchant for buying defective merchandise. An example of the results is obvious in oddiduro. His ancestors must have come from the discount rack.