Declassified US document reveals decades of disrespect to Haiti
OPINION - It is a chillingly candid - some would say arrogant - document from U.S officials who see little use for Haiti ...
Why the census is a civil rights issue
OPINION - In virtually every decade, African-Americans have been undercounted and by no small margin...
'Hood rich' reputation may sink Michael Steele
OPINION - The tale of the financially irresponsible black man is an easy sell to the American people...
Badu's passions don't take a back seat on new album
OPINION - Erykah Badu's new music video speaks of our current political climate, where conservative communities make death threats against the nation's first black president...
'24' helped make the world safe for a black president
OPINION - The show's depiction of a black American leader may have actually burnished the bona fides of Obama's campaign...
Tea Party channels the Confederacy with reactionary rhetoric
OPINION - After all, President Barack Obama is no monarch sitting on a throne and taxing hapless colonists...
Obama's big blow to banks: Student loan reform
OPINION - This initiative would save over $60 billion dollars over 10 years by ending subsidies to commercial and private lenders providing student loans...
Usher mimics Marvin Gaye on 'Raymond v. Raymond'
OPINION - R&B hasn't been privy to many commercial releases positioned as male post-marital albums, but Usher's new offering can be seen as just that...
Black joblessness is Obama's next big challenge
OPINION - The bitter new reality is that the job crisis is no longer Bush's crisis. It's Obama's...
Three ways to fix the 'State of Black America'
OPINION - Instead of empowerment, the National Urban League report emphasizes dependency...
