Think the election of President Obama ushered in what's been dubbed as "post-racial America?" Think again. The mayoral election in Atlanta indicates that race still plays a crucial role in politics. Candidate Kasim Reed, who is African-American, beat rival Mary Norwood, who is white, in the city's mayoral runoff by 715 votes, a margin of less than 1 percent. Because the margin was so small, Norwood has requested a recount. Whoever's ultimately deemed the winner can thank members of their respective racial groups for voting for them.

On Monday, the New York Times published an article called "In Job Hunt, College Degree Can't Close Racial Gap." In the piece, reporter Michael Luo asserts, "Black joblessness has long far outstripped that of whites. And strikingly, the disparity for the first 10 months of this year, as the recession has dragged on, has been even more pronounced for those with college degrees, compared with those without."

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The events that precipitated golfer Tiger Woods' car crash early Nov. 27 have not yet been made public, but reports are circulating that Woods drove his Cadillac Escalade into a tree and fire hydrant near his Florida home after a domestic dispute with his wife, Elin Nordegren, turned violent.

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After much ado, Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" opens Nov. 25 in select cities. The film will be the first Disney production to feature a black heroine. While much of the viewing public is excited that an African American will be added to Disney's multicultural list of leading ladies, which includes Mulan, Pocahontas and Esmeralda, others have lambasted the film long before its November release.

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