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OPINION – The black women who were maids in the American South before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s became the mothers and grandmothers of today’s doctors, lawyers, business professionals, CEOs, and yes, the first lady of the United States.
OPINION – The Republicans in the House of Representatives, the Senate minority leadership and the now infamous Tea Party Caucus, have become professional liars…
OPINION – New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the billionaire financier George Soros have teamed up to aid African-American and Latino youth, is a testament to hope and goodwill…
OPINION – Data from the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the distinction between mathematical reality and political fallacy…
OPINION – Perhaps the demise of Winehouse’s extraordinary talent will serve as a teachable moment for young artists and the children who admire them.
OPINION – The coded racism and race-baiting by Fox News contributors and hosts means that Murdoch will find very few friends in the African-American community…
OPINION – Michael Irvin’s words are a stark lesson for the kind of bigotry that is too often tolerated in our community and throughout professional sports — not just football…
OPINION – David Duke’s presidential hopes can serve as a warning sign: that the threat, though unlikely, is still very much alive…
OPINION – It seems curious that blacks would actively oppose gay marriage, when the signs of what occurs in a community when families are torn apart, are most evident in our own…
OPINION – Cain essentially suggests that being ‘African’ is somehow a trait to be disavowed — instead of embraced and celebrated…
OPINION – Being on the outside is a strange vantage point for people who feel entitled, connected and deserving…
OPINION – It seems serendipitous that the man who occupies the Oval Office is a descendant of two ethnic groups well versed in the politics of discrimination…
OPINION – This quackery in the American political discourse has been so prevalent and vocal the past two years, that Gingrich is more a symptom, rather than an agent…
OPINION – He’s a serious African-American candidate in a political party which remains overwhelmingly white…
OPINION – If our athletic icons use homophobic slurs, how can we expect our children to act any differently on the school yards and street corners?…