(Houston, TX) -- Officials at the Houston Museum of Natural Science are apologizing for an e-mail sent to patrons with an unintentional racial slur. The museum sent an e-mail newsletter yesterday with the subject line "Party with Spooks."
While museum officials say it was in reference to a spooky Halloween party, staff quickly realized that the word "spook" has been used in the past as a derogatory term for African people. The museum quickly sent an apology e-mail and said they're reviewing their communications policies.