my dear Malcolm X had a word to describe the condoleeza rices, blackwells, Clarence Thomas, and Colin Powells of this world...
House Negroes
His words are still the most eloquent and direct on this matter...
"There were two kinds of Negroes. There was that old house Negro and the field Negro. And the house Negro always looked out for his master... He ate better, he dressed better and he lived in a better house... If his master got sick, he'd say "What's the matter, boss, we sick? When the master's house caught afire, he'd try to put it out. He never wanted his master's property threatened. And he was more defensive of it than the master was.
The Field Negroes, though, "had nothing to lose." They wore the worst clothes, he said. They ate bad food and caught all kinds of hell. "If the master got sick, they'd pray that the master died. If the master's house caught afire, they'd pray for a strong wind to come along — that was the difference between the two." - Malcolm X
This excerpt is in this audio file...
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/mp3clips/politicalspeeches/malcolmxmessagetothegrassroots.mp3