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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO Q&A – Would African-American history — and indeed American history — have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 15, 2012
OPINION – To be fair, Andrew Sullivan has the best intentions. But it seems curious that he thinks he can intuitively understand Obama’s journey and experience of being ‘black’ in America…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 10, 2012
OPINION – The crucial issue for Romney is gaining acceptability among social conservatives, as he needs them to rally behind him in his bid to steal the White House…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 8, 2012
OPINION – Seeking to subvert President Obama’s foreign policy success record is both incredibly irresponsible and unpatriotic…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 25, 2012
OPINION – When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 16, 2012
OPINION – Perhaps the Trayvon Martin tragedy, and the president’s acknowledgement that the slain teen could well have been his own son, will inspire Obama to stand his ground against the American gun lobby…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 9, 2012
OPINION – Not every case of white-on-black violence involving young black males is equivalent to the Trayvon Martin incident…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 30, 2012
OPINION – Zimmerman’s father has chosen to spin a tale he knows will garner dog whistle support from far-right conservatives, prone to be both anti-black, anti-Obama and indifferent to the death of any young black male…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 23, 2012
OPINION – Though measured, the subtext of Obama’s statement was easily understood, especially for an African-American community eager to hear him address the matter…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 14, 2012
OPINION – Derrick Bell and fellow law professors in the 70s and 80s understood that though blacks had technically gained equality before the law, whites continued to experience disproportionate power, wealth and opportunity…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 9, 2012
OPINION – President Obama’s campaign had raised roughly $105 million, 80 percent of which was made up of small donations under $200 each..
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 1, 2012
OPINION – There is one subject Romney has consistently avoided — for good reason — and that is the sordid history of racial insensitivity in the Mormon Church…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 9, 2012
OPINION – By saying that his position on same-sex marriage is ‘evolving,’ Obama expects to please both sides…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 2, 2012
OPINION – Mitt Romney, who has built his entire campaign on the premise that he’s a businessman who knows how to improve the economy, clearly needs a lesson in mathematics and statistical analysis….
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 10, 2012
OPINION – The 2012 swing constituency of the moment are white working-class voters and Mitt Romney knows it…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 5, 2012
OPINION – President Barack Obama’s newfound defiance may be in part a response to Democratic supporters calling for him to have more ‘fight’…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 1, 2012
OPINION – Now that 2011 has faded to black, let’s explore some of the major issues President Barack Obama will face in the coming year…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 27, 2011
OPINION – Paul has pocketed at least a million dollars from newsletters that promoted racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda throughout the 1980’s and 90’s…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 20, 2011
OPINION – Is the NBA ready for an openly gay player? Mark Cuban seems to think so…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 12, 2011
OPINION – According to the latest NBC/Marist poll President Obama now leads both GOP candidates in South Carolina…