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Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III was born in Wilmette, Illinois, an affluent suburb of Chicago.[7] His parents are Dale (née Lewis), a high school admissions counselor, and Pete Wentz II, an attorney.[13][14][15] Wentz is of English and German descent on his father's side and Afro-Jamaican descent on his mother's side.[16] He has a younger sister, Hillary, and a younger brother, Andrew. His maternal grandfather, Arthur Winston Lewis, served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone; Arthur Winston Lewis' cousin is General Colin Powell.[17][18][19][20]

Bob Barr, um...well...as my mother said it "Looks a little 'funny' 'round the mouth...Dig the lips, folks...That ain't collagen...that's collards and Coltrane.

People, generally white ones, always think the answer to things like racism is to do away with race — to, as the saying goes, never see color. But no one tells women to start becoming men to defeat sexism. I’m proud of my black heritage. I would never give it up. What black people, and all tawny peoples, would like is for people to stop being racist.

So, whether the new royal baby bears the telltale marks of crinkly hair, dark skin, full lips or any of the signs we purport to see, I will be thrilled to claim him and celebrate him. Windsor Palace, get ready. One day you might even have locs.