Opinion

Fast Company magazine omits black women from ‘Smartest Women on Twitter’ list

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Hampton women ordered not to twerk by school administration?

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Cory Booker’s brilliant response to gay rumors: So?

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Is Miley Cyrus white America’s biggest nightmare?

OPINION - We all need to do a better job at opening up to those who may seem different than…
/ August 29, 2013

Joe Walsh makes mockery of MLK’s ‘Dream’ with his own wish list for black America

OPINION - The self appointed mentor to the black community spouted off a pretty outrageous list of issues he thinks…
/ August 29, 2013

Why Obama’s March on Washington speech was a letdown

OPINION - For a second-term president hoping to cement his legacy, Obama squandered a unique opportunity to demonstrate some leadership…
/ August 29, 2013

Has twerking jumped the shark? Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus reportedly team up for ‘Twerk’ single

OPINION - Watching Miley Cyrus 'twerk' is like listening to the same knock-knock joke repeatedly. It makes your eyes roll...
/ August 28, 2013

Michael Steele: The ‘Dream’ is still alive

OPINION - The America that convenes on the Mall in 2013 to celebrate and commemorate Dr. King’s 'I Have a…
/ August 28, 2013

Would Martin Luther King support Obama’s foreign policies?

OPINION - To put Dr. King in an American reality of a decade more or war in the Middle East,…
/ August 28, 2013

Reince Priebus: The future of the ‘Dream’

OPINION - If 1963 was a beginning, where does American stand a half century along the journey?...
/ August 28, 2013

A new Obama emerges on race in second term

ANALYSIS - As he will make remarks Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, this second-term Obama…
/ August 27, 2013

Richard Lui: How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ was a dream shared by many

OPINION - In the speech, 'we' was the word repeated most: 30 times. We, meaning 'all of us'...
/ August 27, 2013

Miley Cyrus’ imitation of black life adds insult to injury

OPINION - Black women with large behinds are not accessories. Grills, trap music and stripper anthems are not all there…
/ August 27, 2013

Can any political party claim Martin Luther King?

OPINION - Certainly, no party can claim Dr. King. But these days, some parties come much closer than others...
/ August 27, 2013

Voices of the March: A multitude hungry for history and empowerment

ESSAY - Retracing the footsteps of civil rights icons, Saturday's throng of marchers sought new inroads towards justice...
/ August 26, 2013