An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
OPINION - Most football owners seem intent on standing idly by while costly concerns twist aimlessly in the wind...
The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
OPINION - 'The Gang of Four', consisted of David Dinkins, Charles Rangel, Basil Paterson and Percy Sutton. But that old gang is breaking up. Its power is largely gone...
Will Dems heed Obama's eleventh hour call for health care reform?
OPINION - Obama has come closer than any president to passing comprehensive health care reform, yet he has much more work to do...
College officials flunk in face of repeated racist incidents
OPINION - The propensity of some students to slander, slur, mock and insult black and Latino students mirrors the hate acts that occur virtually daily in society...
Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
OPINION - At the heart of this debate is partisan politics, inept leadership and racial prejudice...
Homophobia in Africa raises serious questions about foreign aid
OPINION - Uganda's controversial anti-gay legislation illustrates tension between foreign donors' expectations and African cultural values...
National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
This week, the National Urban League celebrates its Centennial year with a call to action...
Rhode Island teacher firing exposes sorry state of our schools
OPINION - You don't have to go to college to know that America's educational system is as embarrassing as our bloated, expensive health care system...
Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass
OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also realists...
Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
OPINION - By creating bills with manageable price tags, the president can deviate from the Congressional gridlock of 2009...
