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Want to know about the African slave trade? There’s an app for that

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Should critics of Syria intervention be reminded of Rwanda?

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‘Madden 25’ lives up to the hype

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NFL season opens with 9 starting black quarterbacks

OPINION - This season, nine African-Americans will start at quarterback -- reportedly more than at any other time in NFL…
/ September 5, 2013

‘Let The Fire Burn’: New documentary tells the story of MOVE, black group bombed by Philadelphia police

ESSAY - 'Let The Fire Burn' seeks to create some measure of justice for the 11 bombing victims by keeping…
/ September 5, 2013

KKK meets with NAACP: A publicity stunt or a powerful statement?

OPINION - The meeting itself produced little more than the spate of national and local news reports that covered it...
/ September 5, 2013

Twerking: Miley Cyrus starts trend in over-analyzing ‘black’ dance

OPINION - Twerking is not something that needs ethnographic explanation. Even if it did, it should certainly not be carried…
/ September 4, 2013

Under the radar epidemic: Young children caught in the crossfire of gun violence

OPINION - Does anyone care that infants and toddlers are being gunned down in the street? What does the deafening…
/ September 4, 2013

Sheryl Underwood calls natural black hair ‘nasty,’ spurring Twitter backlash

OPINION - I understand that Underwood is a comedian, and making people laugh is her job. But it’s a startlingly…
/ September 3, 2013

Labor Day: For blacks, a day on — not a day off

OPINION - Labor Day is the perfect time for black Americans, and all Americans interested in fair work practices, to…
/ September 1, 2013

The reality of black male privilege

OPINION - If we can muster the same unity to fight sexism that brought hundreds of thousands of people together…
/ August 30, 2013

Did the NFL do enough with its concussions settlement?

OPINION - Now that the NFL concussion settlement has been reached, many are still left wondering, whether the retired players…
/ August 30, 2013

Will new Obama policy on marijuana be a boon for black America?

OPINION - This shift in the position of the Obama administration could mean relief for those facing prison sentences, an…
/ August 30, 2013

March on Washington anniversary: A call to action

ESSAY - Whether you volunteer, mentor, donate money or do something else to help your brethren, now is the time…
/ August 29, 2013

As Martin Luther King would say, keep marching

OPINION - That dream has not yet been realized. Though America has many victories to celebrate, on this anniversary, let's…
/ August 29, 2013