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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rep. Gwen Moore: The Affordable Care Act will survive

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Insurance companies are the big winners in the 'Obamacare' media wars

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Is Ted Cruz's father his Jeremiah Wright?

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

White supremacist finds out he is 14 percent black – what that tells us

OPINION – How many other Craig Cobbs are out there? And what does all of this tell us about race and its place in America?…
/ November 14, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Washington Post's Richard Cohen can't keep foot out of mouth on race

OPINION – Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen said it’s not fair that people are calling him racist because of a controversial line he wrote about Bill de Blasio earlier this week…
/ November 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Is Elizabeth Warren the next Barack Obama?

ANALYSIS – There is little reason to think Warren will dominate among blacks as Obama did, and so her ability to follow his 2008 model is severely hampered in that sense…
/ November 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

To our veterans and their families, thanks for your sacrifices

OPINION – We as veterans are a strong and resilient community, but there is no doubt that we need our brothers and sisters to help us integrate back into the fold…
/ November 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Richie Incognito and the racial draft: What does it mean to be an ‘honorary black?’

OPINION – I doubt Incognito has ever been subjected to stop-and-frisk, had his debit card questioned by department store security officers or found himself pulled over for driving-while-black…
/ November 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

5 things Detroit's new mayor must do to restore confidence

OPINION – The rhetoric of turnaround may have gotten Mike Duggan elected, but there is a difference between running for mayor and being the mayor. In order to transform the city of Detroit he will need to do five key things…
/ November 8, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why N.W.A. should be inducted in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame

OPINION – They were not the first to use the n-word. They were not the first to offer angry, gritty tales of street life. They didn’t invent black on black violence or gangs…
/ November 8, 2013