WASHINGTON (RNS) A black denomination that began 50 years ago in support
of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has decried the "disrespect" shown to
President Obama since he took office.
Citing slurs and remarks such as "you lie, "boy" and "tar baby," the
Progressive National Baptist Convention called for the ouster of elected
officials who have made such statements about the nation's first black
president and his family.
"Conventional wisdom suggests if comments like these were targeted
to past holders of this nation's highest office of another/preferred
hue, serious repercussive actions would have immediately followed those
making said comments," reads a resolution passed during the PNBC's
annual meeting that concluded Friday (Aug. 12) in Washington.
