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Black quarterbacks changing perceptions in NFL playoffs

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Yes, some black people do care about Kwanzaa

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Ray Lewis will go down as a Hall of Famer off the field, too

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Tips for developing inner beauty in 2013

ESSAY - It’s a new year, so why not bring a new, more positive attitude?...
/ January 2, 2013

Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

ANALYSIS - Some liberals were disappointed with the agreement President Obama accepted to avoid the fiscal cliff, which included dropping…
/ January 2, 2013

Well, Happy New Year to you, too…

ESSAY - New Year's is a time when being alone might weigh heavily, and being questioned, however gently, by those…
/ December 31, 2012

Does 'Django Unchained' get the history of slavery right?

OPINION - As a person who teaches about slavery on a regular basis, I can tell you that many of…
/ December 26, 2012

Does 'Django Unchained' make slavery safe for the masses?

OPINION - The broad takeaway of 'Django Unchained' appears to be this: whether you love the movie or hate it,…
/ December 21, 2012

Eggnog, mistletoe and grief: Coping with the loss of loved ones during the holidays

ESSAY - Even though your loved one may not be here physically, he or she can be here in spirit…
/ December 20, 2012

Cork Booker's safe Senate move ensures his place on national stage

ANALYSIS - Today he made the obvious, safe choice that most preserves his options for the future, including a potential…
/ December 20, 2012

Robert Bork dead at 85: May his brand of judicial ideology rest in peace

OPINION - Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas had much in common in terms of judicial ideology...
/ December 20, 2012

On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know

ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown.…
/ December 19, 2012

How will Tim Scott help Republicans in the Senate?

OPINION - The evidence suggests Senator Scott will be useful to Republicans, but only up to a point...
/ December 18, 2012

Why gun control could pass now

ANALYSIS - Gun control advocates have urged bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines after all of the mass killings…
/ December 17, 2012

Susan Rice's withdrawal reminds us of Guinier, Elders and more

OPINION - Such treatment, then and now, is a telling message about how women continue to be scapegoats in the…
/ December 14, 2012