Desperate need for Internet in our urban schools
OPINION - Erasing the barriers to digitally enhanced learning for students in disadvantaged situations requires a multifaceted approach...
Muslims fear profiling in Boston bombing's wake
ESSAY - The overwhelming majority of Muslims in America is as law-abiding as any other religious group, and has repeatedly denounced terrorism...
PBS 'Central Park Five' airing illuminates racial biases in justice
OPINION - The documentary might be easier to stomach if 'justice' had improved since then. But it’s not so far fetched that this could happen now, is it?...
Rand Paul, you can talk about black history -- just get it right
OPINION - Some GOPers, Sen. Paul included, love to bring up the fact that Abraham Lincoln 'freed the slaves'...
Chief Keef tweet scandal: Is hip-hop hopeless?
OPINION - I am supposed to pen a witty editorial, calling for the reform of rap, or some such. But I have officially long since given up on eradicating hip-hop's misogyny...
Race a factor in Philly women's clinic trial
OPINION - Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of running a house of horrors. And we can all agree that the crimes for which he is accused are horrific, gruesome and unspeakable...
How Obama is wisely navigating Washington
ANALYSIS - Two weeks ago, President Obama was getting criticism from all sides, with liberals arguing he was squandering an opportunity to pass major gun control legislation and centrists and conservatives casting him as not providing enough leadership on deficit reduction...
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents 'Blues for Smoke'
REVIEW - The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibit, 'Blues for Smoke,' features an exciting array of works by a wide range of contemporary black artists. But it offers so much more...
'Why caring for children is not just a parent’s job'
OPINION - My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to a recent “Lean Forward” advertisement now airing on MSNBC...
Should you go see '42' this weekend?
REVIEW - Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player and a trail-blazing athlete – but his epic story retold in Brian Helgeland’s '42' is an honest attempt for a home-run that instead sits safely at third base...
