"black," adj. = non-African American

[Jonathan Lighter]

Juan Williamson of NPR has just referred to "questions of whether Obama is authentically black because his father was from Africa."

  O ye unbelievers: no change in tone to indicate radio "air quotes" around anything.

  JL


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