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Confessions of a so-called 'Obamabot'

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Anita Hill shares her vision of economic inequality

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Is Paula Patton not 'black enough' for you?

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Ex-Wall Streeter feels solidarity with 'Occupy' forces

OPINION - As an African, my sensibilities have always been very much attuned to the need for greater equality and…
/ October 19, 2011

Waters goes to war with Obama's 'super-committee'

OPINION - Rep. Maxine Waters has called out the administration time and again for what she feels is inadequate attention…
/ October 18, 2011

How the zombie genre isn't afraid to address race

OPINION - There's more room for a person of color in zombie fare than in horror in general...
/ October 18, 2011

Child sacrifice a symptom of global greed

OPINION - Oh, the things that some people will do for money. Or, to put it another way, the terrible…
/ October 18, 2011

Newsflash! Press pounce on Obama more than anyone

OPINION - The Pew Research Center found that negative assessments of President Obama outweighed positive by a ratio of nearly…
/ October 18, 2011

Million Man March, Farrakhan forgotten at MLK dedication

OPINION - But in the name of remaining politically safe, did the broader community lose an opportunity to connect the…
/ October 17, 2011

Why the Beyonce baby bump rumours are ridiculous

OPINION - The chatter has become so vile that even people who are more or less apathetic to Beyoncé's music…
/ October 17, 2011

Is Michael Jordan sitting out the NBA lockout?

OPINION - Jordan needs to be at the meeting, and he needs to offer his opinion. He's the best person…
/ October 17, 2011

Memorial to King honors an entire movement

OPINION - At the helm of the civil rights movement, King called into question what citizenship meant if it was…
/ October 16, 2011

In Obama's MLK Memorial speech: A call for faith, persistence and patience

OPINION - In a speech dedicating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, President Obama speaks of the patience…
/ October 16, 2011

How lacrosse can score black girls scholarships

OPINION - My daughters donʼt play lacrosse, but hereʼs why yours should...
/ October 15, 2011

Can Obama bypass Congress to create jobs?

OPINION - By facing GOP obstinacy with equal force, he can re-engineer the broken political machine and make it work…
/ October 14, 2011