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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

African-American children's books: A terrible incident shows — we need books celebrating black kids' hair

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rick Owens at Paris Fashion Week: Use of black women's step team instead of models sets back diversity

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lamar Odom’s downward spiral a familiar tale

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

FAMU player shooting: Jonathan Ferrell's tragic death shows 'good' behavior offers no protection

OPINION – The ex-FAMU player’s shooting death by police conveys that black men can’t even run towards help without facing the peril of death…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rihanna vs. Teyana Taylor and the cyber-bullying culture

OPINION – Nothing good ever comes from a Rihanna subliminal tweet or sub-Instagram post…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Somalis should not be smeared in the wake of Kenya mall terrorist attack

OPINION – We watched, with deep disappointment, as yet another terror attack shook the world, an attack which would quickly turn our disappointments into fear…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

How race plays a role in Obama-Clinton health care reform dynamic

OPINION – The current public and political love affair with former President Clinton obscures deeper issues about this country’s tentative acceptance of its first black president; the cross-racial communicative capabilities of this (current) president…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

It's the obstructionism, stupid: Rubio blocks gay black judicial nominee

OPINION – The Catholic senator needs to review the ‘love thy neighbor’ portion of the Bible that Republicans love to quote so much, because he just withdrew his support for Miami-Dade circuit judge William Thomas an openly gay black nominee for the federal bench…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Once rivals, Obama and Clinton bask in a health care wonk fest

ANALYSIS – Their 50-minute conversation, for people not versed in the details of ‘Obamacare,’ was not simple to follow…
/ September 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

When men are battered

ESSAY – When my friends and I witnessed a man being battered by his female partner, we struggled over whether we should intervene due to gender roles and a fear of ’emasculation’…
/ September 24, 2013