Opinions
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...
Is Floyd Mayweather causing his baby mama drama?
OPINION - How could the boxing champion get caught in Instagram photos in the bed of his former partner?...
No 'excuse' for simplifying Obama's Morehouse message
OPINION - Interestingly enough, both the president’s detractors as well as his supporters will seize on the same soundbite from his address to the 2013 graduating class at Morehouse College...
Speaking up for slain LGBT mayoral candidate
OPINION - It’s been 82 days since the body of Marco McMillian, a black mayoral candidate, who was also gay, was found on the Mississippi River levee, unclothed...
Are we deporting our democracy?
OPINION - Why are we choosing to repeat the mistakes of a generation ago with a new set of aspiring Americans?...
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