CBS Detroit reports (no, this is not a mis-timed April Fools spoof):
DETROIT (Talk Radio 1270) Congressman Hansen Clarke, D-13th District, was forced into an unusual position Wednesday, responding to allegations that he’s masquerading as black to get votes….
Opponents have pointed out that Clarke’s mother’s death certificate lists her race as white, though Clarke describes himself as “multiracial” with a light-skinned black mother and Indian father.
Clarke said about his mother’s death certificate: “That’s the way it is, sometimes people viewed light-skinned black folks as being white….”
He said his role as a multiracial candidate is to bring all sides together. He said his mother was Episcopalian, his father a Muslim, and he’s a Roman Catholic.
“You know what that is? Typical American family. We’re all diverse,” Clarke said.
But if “We’re all diverse,” why did Clarke oppose the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which passed with 58% of the vote and, if not blocked by the courts, would prohibit state agencies from discriminating against some of the “diverse” people he represents and in favor of others in order to promote “diversity”?
Isn’t this what used to be called “passing?”