Opinion

Will right-wing racism derail the Romney campaign?

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‘Undisputed Truth’ coming to Broadway: Are we laughing with Mike Tyson, or at him?

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Has Jesse Jackson become irrelevant?

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Rap’s infatuation with white girls is hurtful to black female fans

OPINION - Kanye West, whose music I happen to love dearly, has had a longtime obsession with the white aesthetic...
/ June 19, 2012

‘Comment culture’ a not-so hidden source of racialized political bias

OPINION - While looking at the comments and interviewing various experts in social behavior, I particularly learned that the new…
/ June 18, 2012

Black women, sex toys and pleasure parties: African-American women take pleasure into their own hands

OPINION - Black women's participation in pleasure parties and the sharing of related experiences are just a few steps that…
/ June 18, 2012

Even after Obama’s immigration policy change, Haitian families’ dreams deferred

OPINION - President Obama appealed to Hispanic voters by protecting 'DREAMers' from deportation. But he has yet to address the…
/ June 18, 2012

Erica Kennedy, pop culture and style writer, dead at 42

CLUTCH - Erica Kennedy passed away unexpectedly June 13th, found dead in her Miami apartment. The novelist and journalist began…
/ June 18, 2012

Rodney King dead: How he put police brutality on the map

OPINION - Before Rodney King, police brutality was not on the radar screen of white Americans, who were all too…
/ June 18, 2012

How President Obama is promoting fatherhood

OPINION - The president recognizes that the most important, most challenging, and most fulfilling job he'll ever have is to…
/ June 17, 2012

theGrio editiorial: Disrespect is the story, not Neil Munro

EDITORIAL - Neil Munro, a veteran Washington reporter who now works for the conservative blog the Daily Caller, says his…
/ June 16, 2012

Immigration reform: 5 reasons Obama ordered the DREAM

OPINION - The president’s DREAM Act-ish executive order is an all-out effort to win Latino votes and put his rivals…
/ June 16, 2012

Does Mary J. Blige have a future in movies?

OPINION - The precedent for singers-turned-actors isn’t optimistic for Mary -- many have tried and failed to have as great…
/ June 15, 2012

Spike Lee-Quentin Tarantino ‘Jackie Brown’ n-word battle revisited 15 years later

OPINION - The 1997 Pam Grier vehicle ignited a feud between Tarantino and Spike Lee, who sparred publicly about Tarantino’s…
/ June 14, 2012

Wade Davis writes open letter to young gay athletes

During my coming out process, I have heard from multiple teammates and family members who have all expressed great sadness…
/ June 14, 2012