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Do the NAACP Image Awards need a makeover?

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Kobe Bryant’s leadership skills in question after early season struggle

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It’s time for common sense school discipline

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Domestic violence: Kasandra Perkins’ death makes us realize that statistics reflect a grim reality

OPINION - It's hard to say now what signs there may have be been that Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins…
/ December 10, 2012

The death of the golden anniversary

OPINION - We must face facts: the 50-year marriage is about to vanish in the black community. As the hip-hop…
/ December 10, 2012

Should blacks fear or cheer Tim Scott in the Senate?

OPINION - Would a Senator Tim Scott be a good thing for black people? Maybe not so much. But let’s…
/ December 10, 2012

Why black Americans should continue to bear arms

OPINION - I am still considered a target. In fact, no matter how old you become, being a black-American male,…
/ December 7, 2012

‘Jungle Gold’: A case study in the exploitation of Africa

OPINION - 'Jungle Gold' chronicles an ill-advised mission of three Utahans desperate to pay off over a million dollars of…
/ December 4, 2012

Goldie Taylor: Speaking up for the next Kasandra Perkins

OPINION - A brief separation, then a Thanksgiving reconciliation. Others say he was upset that she had gone to a…
/ December 4, 2012

Has Katt Williams become the black Lindsay Lohan?

OPINION - Take it from Lindsay, Katt: Once you start down that road of legal troubles and bizarre behavior, it…
/ December 4, 2012

Why social policies are key to ending HIV/AIDS in black America

OPINION - Two years ago, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization and oldest university formed a partnership to investigate the…
/ December 4, 2012

Do the Republicans need J.C. Watts to win minority votes?

ANALYSIS - Republicans are now actively discussing how to win over minority voters. The proof will be in how they…
/ December 4, 2012

Fixated on Latino vote, GOP completely ignores blacks in post-election strategy

OPINION - I’m still waiting to hear a Republican leader say something about the most obvious lesson of the just-completed…
/ December 3, 2012

What can be done about persistent racism in technology?

ANALYSIS - Often, conversations initiated about such concerns are pushed aside with many techies even becoming aggressive when questioned about…
/ December 2, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry: Jordan Davis and the ‘threat’ of young, black men

OPINION - With the killing of Jordan Davis, again, we feel that sense–for those of us who know and love…
/ December 1, 2012