Riley uses '70s term `Afro-American'

You know, the Bob Riley Era, if it happens, might be fun. In a train-wreck sort of way. Using "Afro-American" in a debate on statewide television may not have been the best move, though it was a lot better than the time four years ago when then-Governor Fob James did the Monkey on stage to mock evolution.

Interestingly, Riley apparently is trying to reach out to black voters, at least younger ones... Full disclosure: maybe 30 feet from where I'm sitting right now is a plaque labeling a room the place of the library's "Afro-American Collection". I'm sure that made sense at the time.