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June 30, 2013
OPINION - Sometimes, us light-skinned girls need to be secure enough in our own blackness to simply listen...
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May 21, 2013
OPINION - In Zoe Saldana's recent 'Allure' interview, the Afro-Latina female actor has once again stated that she is unconcerned…
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May 8, 2013
OPINION - Social media has given a powerful voice to people of color, complementing an often one-dimensional mainstream when it…
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March 20, 2013
OPINION - With the conclusion of the Steubenville rape case, we find ourselves poised at a watershed moment in our…
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February 14, 2013
ESSAY - After 8 years of marriage and three children, Valentine’s Day is not what it used to be –…
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January 16, 2013
OPINION - Tavis Smiley and Spike Lee's criticisms must delve deeper than the idea of it being a “spoof” and…
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September 24, 2012
Co-founded by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons, the foundation has created educational and gallery programs, which directly…
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August 16, 2012
OPINION - Only time will tell if the real story of the MiAKA men will emerge from the re-emergent fragments…
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August 13, 2012
OPINION - Our sisters came, they saw and they conquered. And they looked damn good while they were doing it...
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August 7, 2012
OPINION - It is most hilarious that some Christian blacks are rushing to eat fried chicken to show how righteously…
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July 5, 2012
CLUTCH - I have been waiting, patiently, for someone to give me one reason — other than the immediate gratification…
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June 13, 2012
OPINION - There is an epidemic in the black American community that extends into our homes, relationships and throughout our…
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May 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Though millions of people may feel they personally know the multi-faceted Tameka Raymond, in reality, she remains…
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May 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The question remains whether all concerned women - regardless of race - will work together to break…