Opinion

Rand Paul is actually right — when it comes to the War on Drugs

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The only real challenge ‘unapologetic progressive’ Bill de Blasio faces

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Naomi Campbell blasts racism in fashion, ‘angry black woman’ stereotype in new video interview

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Can we be colorblind about the de Blasio NYC mayoral campaign?

OPINION - Mr. Bloomberg’s remarks present us all with an invaluable opportunity to address head-on the challenge we have in…
/ September 18, 2013

Condola Rashad and Orlando Bloom shine in biracial ‘Romeo and Juliet’

REVIEW - Rashad’s effervescent Juliet completely transcends race politics as does the genuinely un-contrived diversity of the rest of the…
/ September 18, 2013

Blacks’ income remains the lowest of any group

OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
/ September 18, 2013

White woman from U.S. claims to be Maasai tribe’s first female warrior — to huge backlash

OPINION - Mindy Budgor, a 'nice Jewish girl' from Santa Barbara, California claims to be the first woman selected for…
/ September 17, 2013

The Nearlyweds: Couples cohabiting without marriage a growing trend — for blacks, too?

OPINION - Maybe this is a 'trend' for non-black women, but for black women it is more of a social…
/ September 16, 2013

Barack Obama: Not ‘the decider,’ but a president who listens

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not a license to push your agenda at every moment, without the support of the…
/ September 16, 2013

Drake’s ‘Nothing Was The Same’ leaks and doesn’t disappoint

OPINION - Whether or not it will establish itself as the album of the year, that remains to be seen.…
/ September 16, 2013

iPhone fingerprint technology: Should blacks be wary?

OPINION - Conspiracy theorists are having a field day with the new iPhone technology, calling it Big Brother’s dream come…
/ September 16, 2013

‘4 Little Girls’ remembered: The price of freedom after 50 years

ESSAY - The anniversary of the brutal murder of four girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama…
/ September 15, 2013

Why Jesse Helms won’t help Ted Cruz

OPINION - If Sen. Ted Cruz loses a close election to Hillary Clinton in 2016, remember this week...
/ September 14, 2013

Attempt to ban ‘The Bluest Eye’ is beyond the pale

OPINION - Toni Morrison is literary royalty and though her work is fiction, it is rooted in real life, real…
/ September 13, 2013

NYFW: b Michael debuts menswear line, wows crowd

REVIEW - For years, b Michael has been the master of transforming his creative visions into flowing gowns and curve-hugging…
/ September 13, 2013