Opinion

Grammys: Are the awards prejudiced against rap music?

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Komen's backpedal on Planned Parenthood funding put women's health at risk

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Interracial dating: Should black women find love outside America?

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Obama and gay marriage: 'Evolving' is no longer an option

OPINION - By saying that his position on same-sex marriage is 'evolving,' Obama expects to please both sides...
/ February 9, 2012

CNN had no choice but to suspend Roland Martin

OPINION - One wonders why a person paid to offer analysis on the current political and social climate would even…
/ February 9, 2012

Beyoncé's post-baby body is hers — not ours

OPINION - It's not good to base your personal body image and expectations (especially during and after pregnancy) on another…
/ February 8, 2012

GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets

OPINION - Roland Martin's tweets advocating violence against gay people were not an isolated incident. They are a part of…
/ February 8, 2012

Black America must be at the table in the battle against HIV/AIDS

OPINION - After 30 years of the HIV pandemic, one might think that terms such as 'community collaboration' and 'community…
/ February 7, 2012

Nicki Minaj and ‘Marilyn Monroe’: Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?

OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out…
/ February 7, 2012

HIV/AIDS and Black America: How we can end the epidemic

OPINION - Despite initially being mischaracterized, HIV/AIDS has disproportionately affected black Americans since the very beginning of the epidemic...
/ February 7, 2012

Are black conservatives making a comeback?

theGRIO REPORT-Are black conservatives making a comeback? And can the new class of black Republicans bring more African-Americans to the…
/ February 6, 2012

Super Bowl 2012: Will Chad Ochocinco have a chance to shine in the big game?

OPINION - The one story barely getting any publicity is whether Chad Ochocinco will finally play meaningful NFL minutes in…
/ February 5, 2012

Chris Christie needs a history lesson on referendums and civil rights

OPINION - Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie demonstrated blatant ignorance of the African-American civil rights movement in America…
/ February 4, 2012

Black unemployment: What Washington can do now to address the high black jobless rate

theGRIO REPORT- While the Great Recession has made the situation considerably worse, black unemployment has consistently lagged the rest of…
/ February 3, 2012

The trouble with Trump's Romney endorsement: It's the birtherism, stupid

OPINION - Mitt Romney should have run from Donald Trump, even if it meant leaving Las Vegas, because besides being…
/ February 3, 2012