Opinion

Cuba Gooding Jr sought for arrest: What happened to this Academy Award winner?

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Olympic athletes tweet protests to the Rule 40 ban on mentioning sponsors

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Is Mitt Romney 'not ready for prime-time'?

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The 'curse' of the black Republican Lt. governor

OPINION - There is a training ground for most successful presidential and vice presidential candidates, and it is usually in…
/ July 31, 2012

I'm black and gay and I'll still eat at Chick-fil-A

OPINION - I love the chicken at Chick-fil-A. I eat the chicken, I am not trying to marry it or…
/ July 31, 2012

Black businesses and customer service: Our critical success factor

OPINION - Customer service needs to be the first thing that black-owned businesses need to do correctly. Fair or not,…
/ July 30, 2012

How Sally Ride serves as an inspiration

OPINION - Ride's selection as the first American woman in space was a clear indicator of NASA's acknowledgement of the…
/ July 30, 2012

Slave revenge & 'Django Unchained': In film fantasy, slaves finally give the master his just deserts

OPINION - It might seem strange that 'Django Unchained' will be the first slave revenge film in history, unless we…
/ July 28, 2012

Cindy Hooper’s 'Conflict' captures power of the African American women's vote

REVIEW - Cindy Hooper’s new publication, Conflict: African American Women and the New Dilemma of Race and Gender Politics couldn’t…
/ July 27, 2012

Michael Jackson's children don't need a 'Maury'-style paternity test

OPINION - Regardless of the rumors, assumptions and whatever any future DNA tests may reveal, Michael Jackson was Prince, Paris…
/ July 27, 2012

Is marriage worth it for black women? These women say, 'Yes!'

OPINION - When you look at the numbers, and weigh them against the alternative of permanent singledom, the struggle for…
/ July 26, 2012

'Movin' on up': 'The Jeffersons' and the rise and fall of the black sitcom

OPINION - Through the 70s, what shows like The Jeffersons were able to convey were hopes, dreams and struggles to…
/ July 26, 2012

Denver father, pastor ponders 'movie night' after Aurora shootings

OPINION - My 9-year old son, Jonathon, bounced into our living room on thin brown legs that looked almost too…
/ July 26, 2012

Jackson family 'civil war' further tarnishes their musical legacy

OPINION - Three years after the unexpected death of Michael Jackson, the bizarre and opportunistic (a polite substitute for money-grubbing)…
/ July 26, 2012

The death of the female rapper: Ms. Melodie's passing makes the void of powerful women in hip-hop evident

OPINION - As hip-hop lost its voice of social consciousness, the voice of women and their struggle was silenced...
/ July 25, 2012