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Ohio bills would permit ‘Stand Your Ground’ guns in church and daycare

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Moral Mondays’ diversity problem

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Tim Allen’s n-word ‘explanation’ is so wrong it’s funny

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George Zimmerman’s acquittal: A call for change

OPINION - We know now that Florida could not protect Trayvon Martin, or hold the man who killed him accountable.…
/ July 28, 2013

5 rules for a happy family reunion

ESSAY - Here are a few solutions for your having your happiest family reunion yet – even if you face…
/ July 27, 2013

Will Weiner continue to woo black voters?

OPINION - Blacks helped Weiner secure the lead position in the NYC mayor's race before his second sexting scandal. His…
/ July 26, 2013

There’s something about ‘Orange is the New Black’

REVIEW - Touching on race, class, sexuality, and gender, shows such as this are breaking ground in format as much…
/ July 26, 2013

Eric Holder’s bold move on voter ID laws

ANAYSIS - Eric Holder's gambit to effectively overrule the U.S. Supreme Court is his boldest move yet as the administration's…
/ July 26, 2013

‘Fruitvale Station’: Why there’s no excuse not to see it

OPINION - 'Frutivale Station' is arguably the most powerful African-American movie of the last 10 years and it would be…
/ July 26, 2013

What Obama wishes he could do on the economy

ANALYSIS - And some of these polities, particularly the health care law, will benefit middle-income Americans. But the broader economic…
/ July 26, 2013

Angela Rye: An open letter to my unborn son

OPINION - But as I write you today, I am angry … saddened even, because I cannot provide for you…
/ July 25, 2013

What if the music boycott really did happen?

OPINION - What if, Young Jeezy stood his ground side by side with Madonna on this issue in protest of…
/ July 25, 2013

What Anthony Weiner can learn from R. Kelly

OPINION - What do these very different men have in common? Both have come under scrutiny twice for inappropriate sexual…
/ July 25, 2013

Is sexting cheating? Anthony Weiner’s latest scandal begs the question

OPINION - In a digital era that makes explicit flirting easy, the nature of cheating might need to be redefined...
/ July 25, 2013

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley criticism of President Obama devolves into pot shots

OPINION - No matter how the president reacted to this—or any situation—the pattern with Smiley and West is that it’s…
/ July 23, 2013