Opinion

Why doesn't hip-hop respect its elders?

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Touré finally puts Prince on his proper pedestal

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Why the Steubenville rape case should be a wake-up call for young black men

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Lessons learned from the Steubenville rape case

OPINION - Perhaps young women may now begin to analyze past sexual experiences that should have been classified as rape,…
/ March 18, 2013

Women's History Month: Four unsung black women you should know

ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race…
/ March 14, 2013

New York Observer's 'most influential' list overlooks black political icons

OPINION - The New York Observer recently put out an article titled 'The 100 Most Influential New Yorkers of the…
/ March 14, 2013

NYC anti-teen pregnancy campaign may do more harm than good with shame and blame tactics

OPINION - There are certainly more compassionate ways to warn teen girls about the risk of becoming single mothers than…
/ March 13, 2013

Steubenville case: Why acquaintance rape is not a myth

OPINION - The idea that the young girl caused her own rape because of her choices lets Mays and Richmond…
/ March 13, 2013

Why the Republicans are still obsessed with repealing Obamacare

ANALYSIS - The inclusion of repeal in the House budget illustrates a broader problem for the GOP: a lack of…
/ March 13, 2013

Reince Priebus' rules for Republicans: RNC chair seeks African-American 'hearts and minds'

OPINION - Reinhold Reince Priebus embarked on an African-American "listening tour" in Brooklyn, New York, Monday, and the results were…
/ March 12, 2013

Is Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg right?

OPINION - Yet Sandberg contends, and rightly so, that this handful of women (4 percent of Fortune 500 companies) isn’t…
/ March 12, 2013

What the New York Times gets wrong about affirmative action

OPINION -This year’s Supreme Court docket could dramatically alter racial policy in America, with cases that could invalidate two key…
/ March 12, 2013

Horse meat may be slaughtered in U.S. — Is it time to go vegetarian?

ESSAY - Horse meat might soon be slaughtered in the U.S. Are Americans at risk for eating a little horse…
/ March 11, 2013

Hugo Chavez's lessons for Africa

OPINION - The day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, students in the West African country of Ghana were marching...
/ March 10, 2013

From Rosa Parks to the Voting Rights Act: making equal rights a reality for all

OPINION - I will never forget watching President Obama unveil the statue of one of my personal heroes in Statuary…
/ March 10, 2013