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Loving v. Virginia

Clarence and Virginia Thomas (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Is Clarence Thomas a hypocrite on gay marriage?

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - Some say that silence speaks volumes. And in the case of Justice Clarence Thomas, that cliché just might be more applicable than ever this week as the SCOTUS considers the meaning of marriage equality in the 21st century...
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Mildred Loving (born Mildred Delores Jeter) and Richard Perry Loving were the plaintiffs in the landmark case of Loving vs. Virginia, by which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws barring interracial marriage.

Loving Day for gay marriage, too?

Kevin Noble Maillard
OPINION - While interracial marriage pushed the marital envelope half a century ago, same sex marriage is doing the same thing today.
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XXL staff members suspended over Too Short video

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Members of the XXL magazine staff have been suspended after producing a controversial video featuring rapper Too Short...
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Do Americans unanimously support interracial marriage?

David A. Love
OPINION - Acceptance of interracial marriage is at an all-time high, with a vast majority of people accepting black-white marriages, according to a recent survey. But how much can we trust the numbers?...
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Why Obama should come out for same-sex marriage

David A. Love
OPINION - The times demand concrete action, not symbolic gestures or rhetorical gymnastics...
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Are black gay marriage haters being hypocrities?

Edward Wyckoff Williams
OPINION - It seems curious that blacks would actively oppose gay marriage, when the signs of what occurs in a community when families are torn apart, are most evident in our own...
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Hip-hop, Haiti and interracial love headline at Tribecca Film Fest

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - The Tribecca Film Festival attempts to answer the question of what the future holds for black film...
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Loving Day creates translators across racial divides

Kevin J. Williams
OPINION - As romantic as notions of boundless love sound, the reality is that many races and cultures are still afraid, intrigued and curious about others who are different ...
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