[Iron Munro]

You’re half black - get over it.

And stop with the pretentious hyphenated last names already.

From her on-line bio:

* - Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry born October 2, 1973; formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell.

* - An American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics.

* - Harris-Perry hosts the Melissa Harris-Perry weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC.

* - Harris-Perry was born to a white mother and black father in Seattle but grew up in Virginia.

* - Her father was the first dean of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia.”

[dfwgator]

It’s the light-skinned (mixed race) blacks that are always the worst. They have to overcompensate to try to kill off the “White” inside of them.

[NorthMountain]

Her father was the first dean of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia.”

Well, there's your problem. She's a second-generation (at least) race-hustler.