Opinion

Disney should nix film on white man who claims African land to make daughter a princess

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Nike's Law Enforcement Appreciation Day triggers calls for boycott

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Here we go again: George Zimmerman's antics a slap in black America's face

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Professor's tweets under fire, but why are folks offended?

OPINION - Saida Grundy’s position as an associate professor at Boston University (a position that she hasn’t even started yet)…
/ May 12, 2015

FBI's warning of white supremacists infiltrating law enforcement nearly forgotten

Because of intensifying civil strife over the recent killings of unarmed black men and boys, many Americans are wondering, “What’s
/ May 12, 2015

Sorry Bill Clinton: The effects of your drug, prison policies need more than a 'my bad'

They always say better late than never. But in the case of Bill Clinton’s apology for the war on drugs
/ May 7, 2015

How technology and social media spawned a new civil rights movement

The revolution will not only be televised but apparently it will also be uploaded, downloaded, streamed, posted and tweeted as
/ May 4, 2015

Bursting the activist bubble: Charging officers is just the first step

OPINION - As the well-deserved praise heaped upon Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby still makes its way along social…
/ May 3, 2015

Baltimore's black men deserve liberty, not death

OPINION - The events this week in Baltimore exposed America’s dirty little not-so-secret — a significant number of blacks simply…
/ April 30, 2015

What those calling for calm don't understand about black poverty, struggle

OPINION - It is clear that no expense will be spared in bringing America’s military might to bear on the…
/ April 29, 2015

Baltimore Police spin news of gangs uniting to protest into 'credible threat'

In Baltimore, the Bloods and the Crips street gangs are putting down their weapons and are marching together against police
/ April 28, 2015

Why Republicans’ short-sighted politics will hurt them in 2016

OPINION - The historic delay to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general has finally ended, but the problems for the…
/ April 24, 2015

America's 1.5 million missing black men is nothing short of genocide

OPINION - Where have all the brothers gone? The numbers are staggering. According to a report in The New York…
/ April 24, 2015

Video visitation: Jails and corporations profit from the poor

OPINION - Video visitation is coming to a county jail near you. Families can take advantage of new technology and…
/ April 23, 2015

Dyson vs. West: Black 'leaders' have never agreed on everything – and that's OK

OPINION - Can’t we all just get along? Better yet, when it comes to black intellectuals, can’t we agree to…
/ April 21, 2015