Opinion

Could there ever be a ‘Light Girls’ documentary?

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Obama skipping Kenya on his Africa trip is a missed opportunity

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Black faith leaders: It’s time to talk marriage equality in our African-American church communities

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Is Paula Deen’s n-word use a Southern thing?

ANALYSIS - Some fans and fellow chefs have defended her, accepting the first explanation that as a child of the…
/ June 26, 2013

Watch your words! Life lessons in holding your tongue

ESSAY - Serena Williams’ remarks surrounding the Steubenville rape case, and more recently, her alleged comments regarding Maria Sharapova, give…
/ June 26, 2013

Melissa Harris-Perry: Chin up! How to fight for voting rights in 4 steps

OPINION - The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, is devastating, but not definitive...
/ June 25, 2013

Michael Steele: Supreme Court ‘gut’ the Voting Rights Act

OPINION - In our society, all rights are ultimately protected by the ballot box, not the sword...
/ June 25, 2013

Thoughts on ‘Dark Girls’ from a brown-skinned woman

ESSAY - I’m not sure that those of us on the darker-end of the spectrum really need to maintain a…
/ June 25, 2013

What Obama could do for home health care workers

OPINION - President Obama has the opportunity and the authority to realize the full potential of the New Deal...
/ June 25, 2013

Giving clean needles to drug users: Helps or hurts?

OPINION - In my own state of Florida, one of the worst hit by AIDS, not a single publicly funded…
/ June 25, 2013

The Supreme Court’s high bar on affirmative action

OPINION - The Supreme Court did not dismantle affirmative action in its long-awaited ruling on Monday. It didn’t really affirm…
/ June 25, 2013

Martha Reeves: Artists seek just compensation from radio, Pandora

OPINION - It’s ironic that musicians themselves – including those that performed 'Dancing in the Street' – have silently suffered…
/ June 25, 2013

Why the Supreme Court ruling is bad news for affirmative action supporters

ANALYSIS - The Supreme Court's ruling Monday, while not the death blow to affirmative action that many of its supporters…
/ June 24, 2013

Paula Deen tripped on the Mason-Dixon Line

OPINION - Paula Deen must have a horrible public relations team. Her multi-million dollar brand has fallen on its knees…
/ June 24, 2013

Why ‘Dark Girls’ matters

OPINION - While some folks are eagerly awaiting the documentary, a good number of folks in my personal networks have…
/ June 22, 2013