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'Free stuff': Is Mitt Romney going to benefit from the NAACP's boos?

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Tyra Banks is back! But she never really left

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How Joe Biden became Obama's ideal 'black surrogate'

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Eric Holder: Barack Obama's 'secret weapon' with black voters?

OPINION - This nation’s first African-American Attorney General exists in the historical shadow of this nation’s first black president, but…
/ July 11, 2012

Dinesh D'Souza's exploitation of Obama's half-brother, George, represents new low for the Right

OPINION - D’Souza is lying. He is making things up, pulling together non-existent threads and weaving a narrative not even…
/ July 11, 2012

Does Frank Ocean's sexuality matter to straight music fans?

OPINION - Whether or not you approve of Frank Ocean's decision or his sexuality, one has to admire his management…
/ July 11, 2012

Have the black 1 percent abandoned Barack Obama?

OPINION - To date, the president's major Hollywood fundraisers have all been hosted by almost exclusively white celebrities...
/ July 10, 2012

Bill Maher unfairly labels Wayne Brady as non-threatening black man

OPINION - To be sure, making over-the-top statements is Bill Maher’s shtick. But sometimes it reminds you of the white…
/ July 10, 2012

Should blacks be concerned about high rates of out of wedlock births? Perhaps times have changed

OPINION - Blacks are the only racial group who aren’t willing to make an unplanned pregnancy their reason for marrying...
/ July 9, 2012

From Lauryn Hill to Wesley Snipes: Why do black celebs have trouble paying their taxes?

OPINION - Unfortunately (and perhaps to a conspiracy theorist, by no coincidence at all) black celebrities comprise some of the…
/ July 9, 2012

Does D'Angelo's body image distract from his music?

OPINION - Why does it appear that people still insist on obsessing about the man’s abs (or lack thereof)?...
/ July 9, 2012

T.J. Holmes: 'Yes, I use the n-word'

OPINION - I have no real logic behind using the word, but for whatever reason, I'm given somewhat of a…
/ July 9, 2012

Chris Rock's 'Independence Day' tweet controversy reveals American racial divide

OPINION - Chris Rock’s recent 'Independence Day' tweet -- especially the reactionary responses to it -- reminds us once again…
/ July 6, 2012

6-year-old rapper wants to make your 'booty pop'

CLUTCH - In the clip Albert, the tiny youth, does his best to imitate his favorite rappers’ swag — chest…
/ July 5, 2012

Are blacks ignoring proof that spanking has a negative impact?

CLUTCH - I have been waiting, patiently, for someone to give me one reason — other than the immediate gratification…
/ July 5, 2012