Opinion

Is calling Zoe Saldana 'too light' to play Nina Simone color discrimination?

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New Education for a Better America initiative aims to prevent high school dropouts

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7 issues the 2012 candidates should be talking about

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Did Mitt Romney get a tan for Latino audience?

OPINION - What a Shakespearean twist of tragedy that the Republican Cleopatra, that sultry gypsy of a banker that Romney…
/ September 21, 2012

Why Romney can't articulate his positions clearly

OPINION - I could make a credible argument that the Republican presidential candidate simply cannot persuade a majority of voters…
/ September 20, 2012

Game Face: The trap of black male masculinity

ESSAY - We all wear a game face that we put on when we have to take care of business.…
/ September 19, 2012

Obama's biggest hurdle: Will his base turn out?

ANALYSIS - Obama is more reliant than Romney on blocs of voters who are not as consistent in turning out,…
/ September 19, 2012

‘Bad 25’: A Michael Jackson masterpiece gets its due

REVIEW - On 'Bad 25' we see a Michael Jackson still at the peak of his powers, before his prolonged…
/ September 18, 2012

Romney’s real 47 percent problem

ANALYSIS - Romney is right that something like 47 percent of voters may never back him, no matter what he…
/ September 18, 2012

Romney embraces ‘takers vs makers’ meme with 47 percent remarks

OPINION - The implosion of Mitt Romney’s campaign for president continued this week with remarks the candidate made at a…
/ September 18, 2012

New York Fashion Week progress report: Black models still underrepresented on the catwalks

ANALYSIS - It’s encouraging and exciting to see the likes of Joan Smalls, Arlenis Sosa, Cora Emmanuel, and Jourdan Dunn…
/ September 17, 2012

The truth about the Chicago teachers’ strike

ANALYSIS - A Chicago school teacher explains why educators in that city took to the picket lines...
/ September 17, 2012

Mixtape review: Big Sean welcomes you to ‘Detroit’

REVIEW - Five years, a successful debut album and millions of dollars later, Sean is indeed finally famous...
/ September 17, 2012

Mixtape review: Joey Bada$$ shines on ‘Rejex’

REVIEW - Ever since releasing his debut opus ‘1999’ in June, Brooklyn emcee Joey Bada$$ has begun making moves on…
/ September 17, 2012

Review: Zadie Smith’s novel ‘NW’ explores black upward mobility

REVIEW - 'NW', the latest literary contribution from Zadie Smith – the critically acclaimed author of 'White Teeth', 'The Autograph…
/ September 16, 2012