Why hip-hop embraces Assata Shakur
OPINION - It wasn't our parents who introduced us to Assata Shakur. It was Hip-Hop. Chuck D of Public Enemy broke the thick, cold ice when he bellowed, 'supporter of Chesimard!'in the group's seminal song 'Rebel Without A Pause'...
An open letter to PepsiCo on the Mountain Dew ad
OPINION - Within the past week alone we’ve seen several examples of corporations apologizing for racist imagery, including a controversial online Mountain Dew ad...
Obama still has 'juice' in his 2nd term
ANALYSIS - When ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked President Obama this week at a press conference if Obama had 'the juice' to get his agenda through the Congress, the president bristled and argued he was still relevant...
Remembering Kris Kross' Chris Kelly, and the power of 'Jump'
LA TIMES - Dupri's vision was simple: a kid rap group. But it was the execution of 'Jump,' and most of their debut, that was brilliant//
A national disagrace: 12-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 14-year-old
OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord
OPINION - Assata’s status, the government’s case against, her and the moment out which all of this emerged, are signal reminders to many of us that not so long ago, members of the Black Panther Party were considered the greatest threat to the United States government...
Silence shows growing acceptance of LGBT rights
ANALYSIS - Almost no one publicly criticized Collins or suggested a gay player would somehow disrupt the morale of an NBA team, the argument that was long cited in barring people who are openly gay from serving in the U.S. military...
'He Got Game' at 15: Ray Allen's 'Jesus' moment
OPINION - Fifteen years ago today, He Got Game set a blueprint for how basketball films should be made. The player was Ray Allen. His father was Denzel Washington...
How race plays role in Jason Collins' coming out
OPINION - There’s nothing like a public figure daring to declare his or her homosexuality to show how damningly self-centered everyone else can be....
New site talks sex, birth control and more
OPINION - As a mom, daughter, sister and friend, I can’t fathom any woman being able to afford being in the dark about the various forms of birth control available...
