What We Missed

This weekend is the amazing Facing Race conference, hosted by the folks who produce ColorLines. I’m very sad I’m not there. Follow along with what’s happening in Chicago here.

Steven Colbert testified before Congress about immigration. Sometimes, when things just suck a lot, we need to laugh. Thanks Colbert.

When you didn’t think the Texas Board of Education could get any worse, TPM reports they sent a warning to text book makers: “scrub their books of “gross pro-Islamic, anti-Christian” bias.” What is this, Farenheit 451?

Tomorrow is National Public Lands Day.