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Desperate need for Internet in our urban schools

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'Please don't be Muslim': Fears of racial, ethnic profiling in the wake of Boston bombing

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'Central Park Five' airing on PBS illuminates racial biases in justice

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Earth to Rand Paul: You can talk about black history, just get it right

OPINION - Some GOPers, Sen. Paul included, love to bring up the fact that Abraham Lincoln 'freed the slaves'...
/ April 17, 2013

Rapper Chief Keef tweets misogynistic lyric on heels of Rick Ross controversy: Is hip-hop hopeless?

OPINION - I am supposed to pen a witty editorial, calling for the reform of rap, or some such. But…
/ April 16, 2013

Race is the elephant in the room in the Gosnell women's clinic murder trial

OPINION - Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of running a house of horrors. And we can all agree that the…
/ April 16, 2013

How Obama is wisely navigating Washington

ANALYSIS - Two weeks ago, President Obama was getting criticism from all sides, with liberals arguing he was squandering an…
/ April 15, 2013

The Whitney Museum of American Art presents ‘Blues for Smoke,’ a look at blues, jazz and American history

REVIEW - The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibit, 'Blues for Smoke,' features an exciting array of works by a…
/ April 14, 2013

Melissa Harris-Perry leans forward: ‘Why caring for children is not just a parent’s job’

OPINION - My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to…
/ April 13, 2013

Jackie Robinson biopic ‘42’ not a home run, but a solid base hit

REVIEW - Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player and a trail-blazing athlete – but his epic story retold in…
/ April 12, 2013

Jackie Robinson changed baseball with his play, too

OPINION - Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as…
/ April 12, 2013

Rand Paul fails history at Howard University

OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
/ April 11, 2013

Why immigration matters to black America

OPINION - For black America, the conversation about comprehensive immigration reform has often seemed disconnected from the core experience of…
/ April 10, 2013

Rand Paul reaches out at Howard: Can the GOP court blacks without changing policies?

ANALYSIS - The actual words of the likely 2016 presidential candidate illustrated the surprising and unlikely-to-work strategy Republicans are taking…
/ April 10, 2013

‘When Fashion Danced’: Designer Stephen Burrows reflects on his compelling retrospective, iconic career

REVIEW - Dance yourselves over the Museum of the City of New York and catch, 'Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced.'…
/ April 10, 2013