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In the House of Commons, Regulations respecting the Sale of Flour, and the Making of Bread (pg. 47). Motions by Mr. Lechmere and Mr. Whitbread, respecting the Causes of the Scarcity of Wheaten Flour, and the Hardships incident to the Labouring Poor (pg. 47-49). Negatived (pg. 49-50). Bill for Encouraging the Cultivation of Waste Lands (pg. 50). Motions for the Support of the Land and Sea Service (pg. 50-51). Strictures on the Conduct of Ministry in the War Department (pg. 51). Replied to by Mr. Wyndham (pg. 51-52). Debates on the Erection of Barracks (pg. 52-53). A Statement of the Expences of 1796, amounting from twenty-seven to twenty-eight Millions sterling (pg. 53-54). Debates concerning the Terms of the Loan (pg. 54). Vote approving the Conduct of the Minister on this Subject (pg. 54-55). New Taxes (pg. 55). Debates thereon (pg. 55-56). Message from the King, intimating his Disposition to enter into a Negociation with the present Government of France (pg. 56). An Address moved, expressing the Readiness of the House to concur in such a Measure (pg. 56). Amendment thereon, moved by Mr. Sheridan (pg. 56-57). This rejected, and the Address carried (pg. 57). Motion for Peace, by Mr. Grey (pg. 57-59). Negatived (pg. 59).

In this essay, Griffin brings to the fore two extraordinary black women of our age: First Lady Michelle Obama and entertainment mogul Beyoncé Knowles. Both women signify change in race relations in America, yet both reveal that the history of racial inequality in this country is far from over. As an Ivy League-educated descendent of slaves, Michelle Obama is not just unfamiliar to the mainstream media and the Washington political scene; during the 2008 presidential campaign, she was vilified as angry and unpatriotic. Beyoncé, who controls the direction of her career in a way that pioneering black women entertainers could not, has nonetheless styled herself in ways that recall the distinct racial history of the Creole South. Griffin considers how Michelle Obama's and Beyoncé's use of their respective family histories and ancestry has bolstered or diminished their popular appeal.