Opinion

Thad Cochran’s victory in Mississippi proves black voters’ leverage

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For Diebold, the World Cup isn’t the only game in Brazil

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National HIV Testing day: The Church must lead the way on HIV testing

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National HIV Testing Day: A status you should always know

OPINION - If you’re like most folks, you probably think that if you don’t have HIV, then you don’t need…
/ June 27, 2014

Michael Jackson’s iconic, troubled legacy

OPINION - Michael Jackson did everything he did to the highest level. He even died in a way that showed…
/ June 25, 2014

Congresswoman Barbara Lee: Military action is not the answer in Iraq

OPINION - In 2002, President Bush and his Administration misled the American people by claiming Iraq possessed weapons of mass…
/ June 19, 2014

There’s nothing wrong with Malia Obama using ‘connections’ for her ‘job’

OPINION - I am not mad at the fact that Malia Obama’s first gig is way doper than most of…
/ June 17, 2014

Some new shows bring 'calculated ratchet' to reality TV

OPINION - Most people who go on reality shows these days are doing so in order to build or promote…
/ June 17, 2014

Google finds that there's 'beauty and strength' in diversity

OPINION - When Google released its own dismal diversity numbers last month, they showed what we already knew—that their workforce…
/ June 17, 2014

Why HBCUs need ‘My Brother’s Keepers’  

OPINION - Today, of the 1.2 million black males currently enrolled in college, 43 percent attend community colleges and 11…
/ June 16, 2014

Say it loud: I'm black, gay and proud!

OPINION - I can’t imagine where I would be without their love and support, and thankfully I don’t have to…
/ June 12, 2014

America gets the ‘side-eye’ for school shooting response

OPINION - Tuesday, another school shooting happened and I had the nerve not to be immediately enraged and disheartened by…
/ June 12, 2014

Historic fear cripples blacks in fight against Sickle Cell disease

OPINION - The Valerie Fund, a non-profit organization based in New Jersey, provides comprehensive health care services to children with…
/ June 12, 2014

We need more action, less talk from Obama administration on veterans health

OPINION - The incredible neglect, abuse and deaths of patients in Veterans Affairs hospitals, along with the stonewalling of information…
/ June 9, 2014

Bowe Bergdahl: Guilt by association with Obama

OPINION - The Republican furor over the release of American POW Bowe Bergdahl just doesn’t make any sense — that…
/ June 8, 2014