Obama's relationship with Israel: Was it doomed from day 1?
OPINION - Unfortunately, the birther and Tea Party conspiracy theorists—which include members of the radical lunatic fringe and hate groups—have penetrated the mainstream of U.S. public opinion...
Ending rape culture: Now an international movement
OPINION - With the conclusion of the Steubenville rape case, we find ourselves poised at a watershed moment in our global fight to protect women from being vulnerable targets...
Why doesn't hip-hop respect its elders?
OPINION - In today’s hip-hop landscape, pioneers are typically dismissed and marginalized by the mainstream, trotted out once a year during VH1’s 'Hip-Hop Honors' and then conveniently forgotten...
Touré gives Prince props in new book
REVIEW - Touré presents an informed and profound portrait of Prince in his prime and puts this enigmatic figure in his proper cultural place -- as the perfect mouthpiece for Generation X's anxieties and infatuations...
Steubenville: A wake-up call for young black men
OPINION - What’s most disturbing about this whole case is just how ordinary it is. This wasn’t an aberration, the result of some particularly vile and demented boys deciding to rape a young girl...
Lessons learned from the Steubenville rape case
OPINION - Perhaps young women may now begin to analyze past sexual experiences that should have been classified as rape, but weren’t because the young woman blamed herself as society had conditioned her to do...
4 unsung black women you should know
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race and their gender...
New York Observer's 'most influential' list overlooks black political icons
OPINION - The New York Observer recently put out an article titled 'The 100 Most Influential New Yorkers of the Past 25 Years' and a whopping six black people made the list...
NYC anti-teen pregnancy campaign shames when it should help
OPINION - There are certainly more compassionate ways to warn teen girls about the risk of becoming single mothers than the insulting, frightening messages being promoted by Mayor Bloomberg...
Steubenville: Acquaintance rape is not a myth
OPINION - The idea that the young girl caused her own rape because of her choices lets Mays and Richmond duck the responsibility to explain their actions...
