Opinion

Detroit’s bankruptcy: not a death, a re-imagining

avatar Published by

Black leadership is missing from education reform

avatar Published by

On ‘The Butler,’ and the legendary life of Eugene Allen

avatar Published by

‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ reboot: Harmeless fun or offensive?

OPINION - In 1984 when 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' debuted, Wall Street had money to burn while those…
/ August 2, 2013

Why Ray Kelly shouldn’t run Homeland Security

OPINION - When it comes to the police commissioner’s record on racial profiling, the facts suggest Kelly is not doing…
/ August 2, 2013

Stop-and-frisk takes center stage in NYC mayoral race

OPINION - Stop-and-frisk in many ways has become a bellwether for this mayoral democratic primary, similar to how the 2008…
/ August 2, 2013

Obama becomes a blunt talking president

ANALYSIS - President Obama increasingly sounds like a man with the freedom to say exactly what he thinks...
/ August 1, 2013

Black Philanthropy Month 2013: An August helping others reach for King’s dreams and mountaintops

ESSAY - In remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, now is the time to channel our…
/ August 1, 2013

The Obama administration is keeping Haitian families apart

OPINION - It’s been 42 months – three and a half years – since Haiti’s calamitous January 12, 2010 earthquake…
/ August 1, 2013

From Robin Thicke to Mayer Hawthorne: Has R&B become a white man’s game?

OPINION - Diversity is cool. Music is cool. Love is cool. We should embrace and enjoy all three...
/ July 31, 2013

Don’t call it a comeback — Belafonte has been here for years

OPINION - if anyone knows if Jay-Z’s quote “my presence is charity” has any truth to it, it is Harry…
/ July 31, 2013

Keyshia Cole’s husband arrested for ‘defending her honor’

OPINION - Being a responsible adult means acknowledging that the defense of a woman’s honor just isn’t worth the trouble—or…
/ July 30, 2013

Don Lemon and the rage of a privileged class

OPINION - A swift kick to the backside, or 'tough love' as CNN anchor Don Lemon calls it, will not…
/ July 30, 2013

Clarence Thomas still has a conflict of interest, by the name of Ginny

OPINION - Anthony Weiner was right about one thing: Clarence Thomas has a serious conflict of interest ...
/ July 30, 2013

Stopping the scourge of violence inflicted on black men

OPINION - Violence is a national scourge in America – last year more people were shot and killed in Chicago…
/ July 30, 2013