Opinion

Michelle Obama gives Malia cell phone: What age is appropriate for children to get their own cell phones?

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Jackson brothers to perform Michael’s hits on ‘Unity’ tour: Is it a tribute or a rip-off?

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Why Artur Davis is wrong: Republicans squandered any black good will

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In the wake of Wade Davis, we’re reminded the HIV gay stigma kills

OPINION - AIDS is still killing black men at an alarming rate. And all of us must show our support…
/ June 20, 2012

Will right-wing racism derail the Romney campaign?

OPINION - Mitt Romney may not have orchestrated any of these ill-advised stunts, but they do come from his party...
/ June 20, 2012

‘Undisputed Truth’ coming to Broadway: Are we laughing with Mike Tyson, or at him?

OPINION - The former prizefighter has paired up with director Spike Lee to bring his one-man show The Undisputed Truth…
/ June 20, 2012

Has Jesse Jackson become irrelevant?

OPINION - Is Jesse Jackson still relevant? And can he remain relevant in the age of Obama?...
/ June 20, 2012

Rap’s infatuation with white girls is hurtful to black female fans

OPINION - Kanye West, whose music I happen to love dearly, has had a longtime obsession with the white aesthetic...
/ June 19, 2012

‘Comment culture’ a not-so hidden source of racialized political bias

OPINION - While looking at the comments and interviewing various experts in social behavior, I particularly learned that the new…
/ June 18, 2012

Black women, sex toys and pleasure parties: African-American women take pleasure into their own hands

OPINION - Black women's participation in pleasure parties and the sharing of related experiences are just a few steps that…
/ June 18, 2012

Even after Obama’s immigration policy change, Haitian families’ dreams deferred

OPINION - President Obama appealed to Hispanic voters by protecting 'DREAMers' from deportation. But he has yet to address the…
/ June 18, 2012

Erica Kennedy, pop culture and style writer, dead at 42

CLUTCH - Erica Kennedy passed away unexpectedly June 13th, found dead in her Miami apartment. The novelist and journalist began…
/ June 18, 2012

Rodney King dead: How he put police brutality on the map

OPINION - Before Rodney King, police brutality was not on the radar screen of white Americans, who were all too…
/ June 18, 2012

How President Obama is promoting fatherhood

OPINION - The president recognizes that the most important, most challenging, and most fulfilling job he'll ever have is to…
/ June 17, 2012

theGrio editiorial: Disrespect is the story, not Neil Munro

EDITORIAL - Neil Munro, a veteran Washington reporter who now works for the conservative blog the Daily Caller, says his…
/ June 16, 2012