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When it comes to African-American wealth, it’s nickels on the dollar!

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Prince opens up in rare interview with Essence Magazine

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Jail time might save Chris Brown's life

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Monica Lewinsky breaks silence: Why does it matter?

OPINION - In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, she breaks her 17-year silence, writing, “it’s time to burn the…
/ May 7, 2014

How Leslie Jones' 'SNL' skit could have been brilliant

OPINION - The travesty in Leslie Jones’s ill-received Saturday Night Live skit was not that she dared to joke about…
/ May 5, 2014

Can we just let Michael Jackson rest?

OPINION- Thursday at the iHeartRadioMusic Awards, we got to hear the first track off the Michael Jackson's second posthumous album,…
/ May 2, 2014

No disrespect to Oprah but the NBA should give someone else a chance

OPINION - Why is it that whenever we hear about black folks who are interested in buying a team or…
/ May 2, 2014

Why we should all care about the missing Nigerian school girls

OPINION - A story like this should never go underreported because when it does, things go from bad (kidnapped at…
/ May 1, 2014

Why Jameis Winston’s crab leg incident is no laughing matter

OPINION - Reports surfaced Wednesday morning that dual-sport athlete Jameis Winston was issued a citation for allegedly shoplifting crab legs…
/ April 30, 2014

NAACP needs to look in the mirror after Donald Sterling mess

OPINION - The NAACP long ago lost its image as a fearless lion protecting the civil rights of black people.…
/ April 30, 2014

Do corporate leaders buy or earn diversity awards?

OPINION - Racial justice organizations must decide if their integrity has a price tag, and whether risking their reputation and…
/ April 29, 2014

He may be banned, but Donald Sterling still wins

OPINION - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life and…
/ April 29, 2014

NAACP deserves side-eye for Donald Sterling honor

OPINION - You’ve probably heard the tape of what is purported to be Donald Sterling being a belligerent bigot and…
/ April 28, 2014

The gun lobby doesn’t have to win

MSNBC -- My son, Jordan Davis, was killed 17 months ago when an argument over the volume of music playing…
/ April 26, 2014

15 black actors who can replace Columbus Short on 'Scandal'

theGRIO REPORT -- The top 15 black actors who could replace Columbus Short on 'Scandal.'
/ April 26, 2014