Can Obama's gay rights agenda cure black homophobia?
OPINION - Obama's record on gay rights, though imperfect, has been the most progressive and exemplary of any of his predecessors...
Will Egypt crisis force a closer look at US-African relations?
OPINION - As America has aggressively promoted democracy across the world, we have blindly tolerated some of the worst human rights offenses from our allies...
Why homosexuality in Africa is a death sentence
OPINION - As David Kato is laid to rest, I hope his tragic end will lead to a civil discourse -- not just in Uganda, but in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Washington and Los Angeles...
GOP should do their jobs by creating some
OPINION - Much like their empty, anti-Obama attack machine, they provide no solutions, no answers for the nation's economic malaise and no legislative agenda...
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal: Final frontier of the civil rights movement?
OPINION - Much like those who marched the streets of Detroit, Chicago, Selma and Montgomery -- we must believe...
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is segregation under another name
OPINION - Heterosexual couples are rewarded by the U.S. military with higher incomes, better housing benefits and food subsidies. None of this exists for gays...
Palin's shots at first lady prove she isn't above race baiting
OPINION - Sarah Palin is the modern day version of the traveling medicine men: selling lies and snake oil, moving from town to town in an effort to avoid being found out...
Deval Patrick's win provides a blueprint for Obama
OPINION - What remains to be seen is not whether Obama is capable of leadership, but more poignantly, that he is capable of recovery...
Education reform is a test America must pass
OPINION - Education is the pathway out of poverty. For too long poverty has perpetuated ignorance, which feeds discrimination and social segregation...
Is gay the new black?
OPINION - The idea that blacks cannot choose to be black but gays can choose their disposition, appears to be a rift in the dialogue on the issue of legitimacy...
