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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

1963: The most pivotal year in black history?

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Republicans should listen to Colin Powell

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

50 years of Jobs and Freedom: The role of education in achieving the March on Washington’s goals

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bayard Rustin: Reviving the legacy of the black, gay architect of the March on Washington

ESSAY – This black, gay man of iconic stature — who planned the 1963 March on Washington — would have been forgotten by civil rights history were it not for strenuous efforts…
/ August 23, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

What Obama will say at the March on Washington

ANALYSIS – President Obama won’t be giving his version of the “I Have a Dream” speech next Wednesday at the anniversary of the March on Washington…
/ August 23, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

What’s in a name? Longevity, for some black men

ESSAY – New research shows that black men with distinctively black names, or the names of famous men, live longer than those with more standard names of European origin…
/ August 23, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Trayvon-Martin-inspired art ranges from classy to trashy

OPINION – Is it too soon for art inspired by this horrific incident and is it even possible to do so tactfully regardless of the time-frame?…
/ August 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Race-baiting has already begun in Chris Lane case

OPINION – The right has made the Chris Lane murder their cause célèbre, their meme, their Trayvon Martin, and they believe this is the president’s gotcha moment…
/ August 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Houston pastor refuses to marry couple over bride’s dress

OPINION – I offer my sympathy to the bride, who is undoubtedly mortified that her wedding did not take place as planned. However, she chose to be married in a church, and most churches have rules…
/ August 21, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Where is the white liberal outrage on stop-and-frisk?

OPINION – Digital surveillance summons fears about privacy. State-sanctioned physical surveillance produces fears about safety and ultimately fear for one’s life…
/ August 21, 2013