Opinion

OPINION – The borough of Brooklyn, New York has a new chief prosecutor, and if he has his way, there will be no more charges for possession of small amounts of marijuana. And the move could have a profound impact on young black men…

OPINION – Child star Shirley Temple Black’s on-screen relationship with tap dance master Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson is one of her most enduring…

OPINION – We like to think of sports as the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, your race, nationality or what you believe; on the field/court/ice, everyone is the same, on a team, striving for the greater good…

OPINION – In the interest of discussion, and in the context of the social media debate, let’s say the n-word was hurled. Would Smart have been right to respond in that manner? In a word: no…

OPINION – It is 2014, not 1914 so why are we acting like some aging white man hurling racist insults at a young black player is par for the course?…

OPINION – Not only do we enjoy watching people do and say things that, we ourselves, would like to believe we would not do under similar circumstances, but—as in the case of this match—things we actually would want to do, if given the chance…

OPINION – The 2014 Winter Olympics are underway, featuring elite snow sports athletes from all over the globe taking center stage for the next three weeks. Of those athletes, very few are black, and even fewer are African-Americans…