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February 24, 2011

Can Obama’s gay rights agenda cure black homophobia?

OPINION - Obama's record on gay rights, though imperfect, has been the most progressive and exemplary of any of his…
January 31, 2011

Will Egypt crisis force a closer look at US-African relations?

OPINION - As America has aggressively promoted democracy across the world, we have blindly tolerated some of the worst human…
January 28, 2011

Why homosexuality in Africa is a death sentence

OPINION - As David Kato is laid to rest, I hope his tragic end will lead to a civil discourse…
January 20, 2011

GOP should do their jobs by creating some

OPINION - Much like their empty, anti-Obama attack machine, they provide no solutions, no answers for the nation's economic malaise…
December 19, 2010

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal: Final frontier of the civil rights movement?

OPINION - Much like those who marched the streets of Detroit, Chicago, Selma and Montgomery -- we must believe...
December 4, 2010

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is segregation under another name

OPINION - Heterosexual couples are rewarded by the U.S. military with higher incomes, better housing benefits and food subsidies. None…
November 19, 2010

Palin's shots at first lady prove she isn't above race baiting

OPINION - Sarah Palin is the modern day version of the traveling medicine men: selling lies and snake oil, moving…
November 3, 2010

Deval Patrick’s win provides a blueprint for Obama

OPINION - What remains to be seen is not whether Obama is capable of leadership, but more poignantly, that he…
August 11, 2010

Education reform is a test America must pass

OPINION - Education is the pathway out of poverty. For too long poverty has perpetuated ignorance, which feeds discrimination and…
August 6, 2010

Is gay the new black?

OPINION - The idea that blacks cannot choose to be black but gays can choose their disposition, appears to be…
August 5, 2010

The battle for gay rights in black and white

OPINION - Many gay rights activists see the yesterday's decision as a direct extension of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court…
August 2, 2010

How Breitbart is benefiting from Sherrod smear

OPINION - Like most of Obama's critics on the far-right, Breitbart would have us believe that the president is responsible…
July 27, 2010

Memphis congressional campaign shows limits of race-baiting

OPINION - Willie Herenton would like to make the election a referendum on representation based on race, perhaps because his…
July 20, 2010

Is the Tea Party turning over a new leaf?

OPINION - The conservative movement is stranded like Alice in Wonderland -- and trying to take us with them down…
July 2, 2010

Why immigration reform can't wait 'til 2011

OPINION - The issues are clear, the solutions are outlined, and the path is paved. All we need is a…
June 10, 2010

Why the BP oil spill is not another Katrina

OPINION - Any attempt at equating the oil spill with Katrina is another far-right effort to attack Obama and undermine…
June 2, 2010

Why Artur Davis couldn’t win in Alabama

OPINION - It appears Davis has a problem not only with maintaining ties with the black political elite, but the…
June 1, 2010

Will ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal start new ‘separate but equal’?

OPINION - The military is an institution built upon uniformity, integrity, equality and singularity of mindset. How then will it…
May 21, 2010

Rand Paul proves Tea Party isn’t ready for prime-time

OPINION - Until now, the politics of race have remained subtle in the Tea Party climate...
April 29, 2010

Will Meek capitalize on Crist’s new status?

OPINION - Being black and Baptist in a state that is largely elderly, white and Jewish or middle-aged, Cuban and…