Opinion

Rev. Al Sharpton's new book 'The Rejected Stone' is a story of redemption

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A black film renaissance, or a step backward for black actors?

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The curious case of NFL quarterback Josh Freeman

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5 reasons Republicans fear 'Obamacare'

OPINION - In some ways, conservatives' die-hard opposition to the law they derisively named 'Obamacare' (a name picked up by…
/ October 3, 2013

Head Start is another casualty of government shutdown

OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
/ October 3, 2013

Michael Steele on shutdown: 'We have elected a bunch of children to run our government'

OPINION - At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal…
/ October 2, 2013

Man says he won't date black women: 'Not even Halle Berry'

OPINION - This one guy putting black women down didn’t happen in a bubble. It happens all the time, and…
/ October 1, 2013

African-American children's books: A terrible incident shows — we need books celebrating black kids' hair

ESSAY - After the black barber called my son the n-word as the justification to shave him bald, I entered…
/ October 1, 2013

Rick Owens at Paris Fashion Week: Use of black women's step team instead of models sets back diversity

OPINION - His Paris Fashion Week show is an example of cultural appropriation on par with the recent acts of…
/ September 30, 2013

Lamar Odom’s downward spiral a familiar tale

OPINION - Lamar Odom's story is like many athletes before him. Let's hope his story doesn’t have a similar, tragic…
/ September 26, 2013

FAMU player shooting: Jonathan Ferrell's tragic death shows 'good' behavior offers no protection

OPINION - The ex-FAMU player's shooting death by police conveys that black men can’t even run towards help without facing…
/ September 25, 2013

Rihanna vs. Teyana Taylor and the cyber-bullying culture

OPINION - Nothing good ever comes from a Rihanna subliminal tweet or sub-Instagram post...
/ September 25, 2013

Somalis should not be smeared in the wake of Kenya mall terrorist attack

OPINION - We watched, with deep disappointment, as yet another terror attack shook the world, an attack which would quickly…
/ September 25, 2013

How race plays a role in Obama-Clinton health care reform dynamic

OPINION - The current public and political love affair with former President Clinton obscures deeper issues about this country’s tentative…
/ September 25, 2013

It's the obstructionism, stupid: Rubio blocks gay black judicial nominee

OPINION - The Catholic senator needs to review the 'love thy neighbor' portion of the Bible that Republicans love to…
/ September 25, 2013