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OPINION - This week in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, gay rights groups protested the NYPD’s 'stop-and-frisk' policy,…
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OPINION - Is Barack Obama black enough? Should we care? We need to stop arguing over President Obama’s blackness and…
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OPINION - Taylor’s conviction places the spotlight on neighboring Liberia, which has a special relationship with African-Americans...
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OPINION - Before Powell starts to rewrite that chapter in history -- or at least put his own spin on…
OPINION - A recent CNN|ORC poll puts Rice at the top of the list of Republicans vice-presidential contenders. But Rice…
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OPINION - The LA riots helped change the way Americans talk about race, kicking off a two decade-long dialogue that…
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OPINION - If you are judged by the company you keep, then Mitt Romney is an extremist for choosing Robert…
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OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on…
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theGRIO REPORT - The prevalence of racial profiling, despite its prohibition by federal law, suggests that innocent black men in…
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OPINION - Should we care if shooting death victim Trayvon Martin wasn't an angel, didn't have a squeaky clean record,…
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OPINION - Trayvon Martin, not unlike Emmett Till, could potentially have a large impact on the nation's psyche...
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OPINION - The Obama era has fundamentally changed how those inside and outside the black community view themselves. And yet,…
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OPINION - The Republican Party is obsessed with fraud. Like tax cuts, it is a cause cĂ©lèbre, even where fraud…
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theGRIO REPOT - With the passing of New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, America has lost a piece of black political…
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OPINION - It's a presidential election season, and Republicans are once again turning President Obama's faith into a political issue...
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theGRIO REPORT - According to the Pew report, in 2010 about 15 percent of new marriages in the U.S. were…
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theGRIO REPORT-Are black conservatives making a comeback? And can the new class of black Republicans bring more African-Americans to the…