English ex-slave trader, who was a part of the successful movement to abolish slave trade in the UK.

Many years from now, when you win a Pulitzer or Peabody or whatever, I will go all over the Internet posting comments like “I was reading Greg Howard when he wrote for Deadspin, and even then I knew he was a special writer. (Even though he couldn’t find Minnesota on a map.)“

Thanks so much for sharing your story, it was a delight to read. What a day this has been!

I love a good Obama speech. This one is up their with his 50th anniversary Selma to Montgomery speech.

Then fuck off. Or kill yourself.

I think misters Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Kennedy might have had similarly stirring moments, but the fact that this is a genuine conversation speaks volumes.

For all the times he was “misspoken” to, heckled, and simply disrespected during his speeches throughout his presidency, I’m glad he finally had an audience that truly deserved him and that he truly deserved, though I wish it didn’t take nine lives for this moment to happen.

Complain all you want. You’re on the wrong side of history, you unwashed asshole.

That’s our president. Our president, there. And our highest court this week upheld the fair housing act and recognized the right to same-sex marriage. Proud of our country today.

Aw. Rough day for bigots, eh? Go drink some warm milk. Or jump off a cliff.

This was, by far, the great Presidential moment ever. Yes, ever.

It didn’t occur to me until after the speech was over, but for a lot of white people, this was probably the first time they ever experienced black church.

I’m a white atheist, but I was sobbing by the end of that, hoping against hope that Rev. Pinckney and his flock found their heavenly reward.

You’re a sad person

This is the dumbest thing I’ve read all day. And I read these: http://jezebel.com/a-glorious-tre…. Did you study history in 1950s Mississippi?

This is absolutely wrong. Black enfranchisement was at a peak in the latter half of the 19th century after the Civil War. In Texas, for example, there were more than 100,000 black voters in the 1890s. Then, in yet another of a long line of mistakes the North made, the army loosened its control of the erstwhile…

days like today will make me remember that, beside his title as president, Obama is, more importantly, our leader. I needed to hear his speech upon the SCOTUS decision. I needed that catharsis from Amazing Grace. He’s led us through so many events that if it weren’t for him being at the helm, i’m not sure how we’d…

Imagine, say, any other president or presidential candidate in this country’s history at that church, that funeral, today.

Well, one reason could be that the university “court” typically has no person with any actual legal experience. In addition, lawyers are not allowed to speak at all. So, calling it a “court” is kind of a joke. In a normal civil court, lawyers get to advocate on your behalf, there are rules of evidence, rules of civil…

Don’t feed this Anus person. It’s not worth the key strokes.