Opinion

Christmas book pulled from school for stating Jesus is white

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Changes in the HBCU landscape may render black civil rights lawyers extinct

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Can feminists enjoy R. Kelly's music? Short answer: No

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Why President Obama was right to sit down with Steve Harvey

OPINION - What is beneficial to him and people of color who make up Steve Harvey’s audience is an interview…
/ December 17, 2013

Is Don Lemon the new Clarence Thomas?

OPINION - Don Lemon’s unsolicited social commentary this year on the things holding back the black community and the New…
/ December 16, 2013

'Affluenza' kills: White teen's light sentence exposes dark side of criminal justice system

OPINION - Last week, convicted on multiple counts of manslaughter and assault, 16-year-old Ethan Couch walked out of a Texas…
/ December 16, 2013

'Beyoncé' review: 'It's her most mature and multi-dimensional body of work yet'

REVIEW - Like Kanye before her, this is Bey’s foray into performance art...
/ December 13, 2013

Robert Griffin III: Is the Redskins' benching a good or bad thing?

OPINION - After leading the Washington Redskins to a disappointing 3-10 record this year, Robert Griffin III narrative has shifted…
/ December 13, 2013

President Obama's shift from compromise to confrontation is paying dividends

ANALYSIS - President Obama decided to embrace confrontation in the last months of 2013, and it has worked...
/ December 12, 2013

Can reparations for slavery ever be a reality?

OPINION - As Caricom moves forward with its specific mission, it has to address why the general consensus is resistance…
/ December 11, 2013

Reagan criticism in wake of Mandela death strikes a nerve

OPINION - The passing of the African nation’s former president has caused Reagan’s policy of coddling the apartheid regime in…
/ December 11, 2013

Guaranteed losers in a bankrupt city: Detroit's promised pensions in doubt

OPINION - Keyvn Orr’s claim about improving city services seems like double talk...
/ December 9, 2013

Madiba lives: Who is marching in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela?

OPINION - In the coming days, as we begin to chronicle his life in various news stories and opinion columns,…
/ December 9, 2013

Review: Art Basel goes 'Afropolitan'

MIAMI BEACH. Fla - Basel Miami Beach 2013 turned 12 years old this year, and it has clearly come of…
/ December 8, 2013

How Mandela helped create the path for President Obama

ANALYSIS - They are in many ways kindred spirits, patient, confident men who rose to power, employing their unifying styles…
/ December 6, 2013