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Athletes face monkey chants, bananas and more
OPINION - By now you’ve heard the comment. A noted PGA Tour veteran made an off-color joke about Tiger Woods, referencing fried chicken...
Depression hurts: A woman's personal struggle
ESSAY - Clinical depression is not the same as the depression to which people refer to in everyday language to denote a state of temporary sadness. It means so much more...
Ramarley Graham and the wailing cry of injustice
OPINION - The sound of a mother’s wailing cry is an alert that a great injustice has occurred. I have experienced that cry many times throughout my career in the social justice movement...
Does anyone take impeachment seriously anymore?
OPINION - If House Republicans actually file articles of impeachment against the first African-American president, they can kiss the black vote goodbye, forever...
Zoe Saldana, Nina Simone and the erasure of black women in film
OPINION - In Zoe Saldana's recent 'Allure' interview, the Afro-Latina female actor has once again stated that she is unconcerned with any backlash she receives for playing legendary singer and activist Nina Simone...
GOP nominee's anti-gay views stir controversy
OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And he has drawn particular criticism for his homophobic views...
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