Opinion

How Obama can keep hope alive for Troy Davis

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'The Bachelor' franchise's unofficial ban on minorities

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Is Donald Young the next great American tennis star?

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'The Help' is a big hit: Is Hollywood paying attention?

OPINION - What does this film's success mean for black people on film in the long run? Answer: not much,…
/ September 7, 2011

Will Eddie Murphy make a hilarious Oscar host?

OPINION - Eddie has great comedic timing, is extremely personable, and the choice would be exciting...
/ September 6, 2011

Why we should look for work outside our comfort zone

OPINION - What people are learning is that dire circumstances require aggressive action and new ways of thinking...
/ September 6, 2011

Back to school: What's wrong with US education?

OPINION - As millions of young people return back to school this year, we are still faced with the elephant…
/ September 5, 2011

How we can learn from legendary black labor leaders

OPINION - When it comes to advocating for jobs that put black America to work, we've had a long history...
/ September 5, 2011

How Obama can seek higher ground on jobs

OPINION - Truth be told, there's very little the White House can do to reduce the unemployment rate in a…
/ September 5, 2011

Obama's smog flip-flop may leave black kids breathless

OPINION - For the country as a whole, the choice between the economy and the environment is a false one...
/ September 2, 2011

Why can't T.I. seem to stay out of prison?

OPINION - What possessed T.I.'s handlers to allow him to make his trip from Arkansas to an Atlanta halfway house…
/ September 2, 2011

Why Allen West should stay in the Black Caucus

OPINION - If he quits the CBC, then 1 in 5 black Americans will have no representation within Congress's only…
/ September 2, 2011

Are the Williams sisters all washed up?

OPINION - Make no mistake about it; we've seen the best of them already...
/ September 2, 2011

Can a black man become Mississippi governor?

OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for…
/ September 2, 2011

theGrio Editorial: CBC should show us their jobs plan

OPINION - The inconvenient truth about black joblessness is that it didn't start on January 20, 2009, with the inauguration…
/ September 2, 2011