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Why do NBA legends love hating on LeBron?

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How Obama made the 3 am phone call ad obsolete

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Black teens heed lessons on sex, drug use

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Post-Gadhafi is there potential for an 'African Spring'?

OPINION - In many sub-Saharan countries, authoritarian regimes know how to appease their people -- sometimes a whiff of democracy…
/ October 20, 2011

Why 'Amber Cole' video is a cautionary tale

Do we care enough about our teenagers to make sure an Amber Cole doesn’t happen again?
/ October 20, 2011

Confessions of a so-called 'Obamabot'

OPINION - We simply recognize the importance of this moment, the forces that work against us, and we will not…
/ October 19, 2011

Anita Hill shares her vision of economic inequality

OPINION - Today's public discourse is a sad stage of affairs, inhabited by a bevy of bad actors who have…
/ October 19, 2011

Is Paula Patton not 'black enough' for you?

OPINION - Can we critique Paula Patton's acting skills? Most definitely, but to say she shouldn't play any role --…
/ October 19, 2011

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

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