Gong!

The New York Daily News reports:

[Comedian Eddie] Griffin, who headlined a soldout show at Black Enterprise's 14th annual Golf and Tennis Challenge in Miami on Friday, was about 10 minutes into his N-word-laced act when publisher Earl Graves turned off the mike.

Minutes later, Graves appeared onstage with a cord and plug in one hand and a working microphone in the other. He told the audience at the posh Doral Golf Resort that Griffin's microphone had been turned off because he repeatedly used the N-word.

Whoomp there it is. Thanks Earl, for keeping the Old School pure.

This isn't rocket science. There are some places you just can't act a fool. I think Earl Graves has made it clear that the affairs of Black Enterprise is one of them. Graves has always been a classy dude, if not sartorially spiffy. I expect this news to spread like wildfire. I'm looking forward to seeing other commentary on this matter.