Really, really good post over here.
Y'all, I teach a race and ethnic relations class, and I hate to own up to how long it took me to get to five.
Student reporter: Do we really need a separate black history month now that we have a black president?
Me: Can you name five important African-Americans, not including Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama, and tell me something about their contributions to America?
Student reporter: (Silence)
Me: Yes, we still need Black History Month.
Y'all, I teach a race and ethnic relations class, and I hate to own up to how long it took me to get to five.