Opinion

Does Plaxico Burress deserve a second shot in the NFL?

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Yes we Cain? The secret of the Hermanator's success

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Mitt Romney's thin record on race

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Why Philly's soul lacks Motown's mojo

OPINION - While Philadelphia is a musical city that's extremely important to American history, it does not represent what Detroit…
/ June 3, 2011

It's Groundhog Day for black unemployment rate

OPINION - I feel like Bill Murray every single month when I receive the monthly unemployment reports...
/ June 3, 2011

How we can tweet for education

OPINION - What if we moved from the fun and scandalous, and actually used Twitter to do something useful?
/ June 3, 2011

How Shaquille O'Neal changed the game

OPINION - Whatever career path O'Neal pursues, you can guarantee "The Big 401K" will do it on his own terms...
/ June 2, 2011

Does Rihanna's 'Man Down' send mixed messages about abuse?

OPINION - It appears Rihanna has a fixation on the confusing and disorienting intersection of violence and love...
/ June 2, 2011

Retroactive drug sentencing is change we can believe in

OPINION - There is no question that the U.S. Sentencing Commission should seek to amend the sentencing provisions so as…
/ June 2, 2011

Why is FEMA fleecing Katrina victims?

OPINION - Apparently, disaster victims, the unemployed, the working poor, welfare recipients and black and Latino children in crumbling inner…
/ June 2, 2011

Florida's drug test law condemns welfare recipients

OPINION - Governor Scott is wrong to simply write off his legislation as a way to 'give people an incentive'…
/ June 2, 2011

Is Obama's presidency the end of white male privilege?

OPINION - Being on the outside is a strange vantage point for people who feel entitled, connected and deserving...
/ June 1, 2011

Why compare Naomi Campbell to a box of chocolate?

OPINION - Everywhere you turn, black women's beauty and worth is being assaulted...
/ June 1, 2011

Is Herman Cain playing 'plantation politics'?

OPINION - Cain may not be a racist, but he's arguably a patronizing black politician trying to suppress suspicions of…
/ June 1, 2011

Is race a factor in LeBron vs. Dirk face off?

OPINION - There are no heroes or villains in this series, just basketball players -- pretty darn good ones, and…
/ May 31, 2011