Opinion

Black America doesn’t lack leaders: Poll shows 24 percent say Sharpton speaks for them

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3 Black Caucus members still oppose marriage equality

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Rev. Al Sharpton on gay marriage debate: Equality includes everyone

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Rick Ross goes too far with date rape lyric in ‘You Don’t Even Know’

OPINION - a verse on the song 'You Don’t Even Know,' Ross raps about drugging a woman, and then raping…
/ March 27, 2013

Which leaders speak for black America?

OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
/ March 27, 2013

Should black R&B fans fear Justin Timberlake-mania?

OPINION - Timberlake’s re-emergence provides the chance to revisit a dicey topic: namely, the current state of R&B...
/ March 26, 2013

How Obama changed the gay marriage debate

ANALYSIS - As the Supreme Court considers two cases on gay marriage, it's clear Obama's words profoundly changed the gay…
/ March 26, 2013

Chinua Achebe dead at 82: What the 'Things Fall Apart' author meant to Nigeria

OPINION - The Nigerian political establishment’s eagerness to identify with Achebe is ironic, given that he despised the guys who…
/ March 25, 2013

Chinua Achebe: A writer whose works enlighten the generations

ESSAY - Today, the world lost a champion in Achebe, born November 16, 1930. But through his works, his spirit…
/ March 22, 2013

Beyoncé asks women to 'bow-down': Is this an identity crisis?

OPINION - Her seeming identity crisis on "Bow Down/I Been On" is a messy and misdirected retort that reveals just…
/ March 22, 2013

Is mainstream hip-hop a grave threat to our children?

OPINION - Sometimes I think rappers are deliberately trying to get kids killed out here...
/ March 22, 2013

Frederick Douglass a modern-day Republican? Think again

OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to…
/ March 22, 2013

Why hip-hop needs to kick the syrup habit

OPINION - This is hip-hop's Studio 54 era. The real test of the culture will be how it comes out…
/ March 21, 2013

Gun control rally held in Harlem: Why we are marching

OPINION - Stronger background checks for guns and ammunition will keep weapons away from people who might sell them or…
/ March 21, 2013

Carrying fashion’s torch: Black women style stars from slavery to the present lighting the way to the future

ESSAY - During this International Women’s Month, as we reflect on those that came before us in the world of…
/ March 21, 2013

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