Opinion

Earth to USA Today: 'The Best Man Holiday' isn't 'race-themed'

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Black men and reality TV: Should the men of 'Love & Hip Hop' be held accountable for their actions?

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Why Jonathan Martin should steer clear of the NFL

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Braves' move is the latest blow to blacks in baseball

OPINION - When the Atlanta Braves announced they were taking the team to the suburbs last week, I was not…
/ November 18, 2013

Rep. Gwen Moore: The Affordable Care Act will survive

OPINION - From refusing to expand Medicaid to creating barriers to those who wish to become application counselors, GOP governors…
/ November 17, 2013

Insurance companies are the big winners in the 'Obamacare' media wars

OPINION - It seems to me that three things have converged to form the perfect storm for the Obama White…
/ November 15, 2013

Is Ted Cruz's father his Jeremiah Wright?

OPINION - Rafael Cruz, the senator’s father is an evangelical pastor whose colorful and often offensive rhetoric, could be a…
/ November 15, 2013

White supremacist finds out he is 14 percent black – what that tells us

OPINION - How many other Craig Cobbs are out there? And what does all of this tell us about race…
/ November 14, 2013

Washington Post's Richard Cohen can't keep foot out of mouth on race

OPINION - Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen said it’s not fair that people are calling him racist because of a…
/ November 13, 2013

Is Elizabeth Warren the next Barack Obama?

ANALYSIS - There is little reason to think Warren will dominate among blacks as Obama did, and so her ability…
/ November 11, 2013

To our veterans and their families, thanks for your sacrifices

OPINION - We as veterans are a strong and resilient community, but there is no doubt that we need our…
/ November 11, 2013

Richie Incognito and the racial draft: What does it mean to be an ‘honorary black?’

OPINION - I doubt Incognito has ever been subjected to stop-and-frisk, had his debit card questioned by department store security…
/ November 11, 2013

5 things Detroit's new mayor must do to restore confidence

OPINION - The rhetoric of turnaround may have gotten Mike Duggan elected, but there is a difference between running for…
/ November 8, 2013

Why N.W.A. should be inducted in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame

OPINION - They were not the first to use the n-word. They were not the first to offer angry, gritty…
/ November 8, 2013

N.W.A. should be in hip-hop's Hall of Shame

OPINION - Recently, it was announced that N.W.A., pioneers of what the media would tag 'gangsta rap' has been nominated…
/ November 8, 2013