Opinion

Supreme Court ruling on Calif. prison pop will save lives and money

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Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?

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Gaga and Beyoncé: Are they pop music's Bird vs. Magic?

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10 ways we can survive the 'black mancession'

OPINION - Throughout history black men have always been dealt a bad hand and despite that we have always risen…
/ May 23, 2011

Is Lance Armstrong the new Marion Jones?

OPINION - Why was Jones convicted so prematurely? Shouldn't we be in the same frame of mind with the Armstrong…
/ May 23, 2011

Why Prince deserves props for his political activism

OPINION - While better known as a musical genius for pioneering the Minneapolis Sound, Prince's social consciousness has been a…
/ May 20, 2011

Beyoncé's new album cover raises skin color conundrum

OPINION - Are industry pressures (and perhaps personal insecurities) forcing Beyoncé to go light, bright, and damn near white?...
/ May 20, 2011

Why Cornel West is wrong to question Obama's blackness

OPINION - For those of us who respect and appreciate West's scholar-activist contributions, the past few days have been both…
/ May 19, 2011

Barkley is a 'role model' when it comes to gay rights

OPINION - Whether he's intentionally trying or not, Barkley is turning into the ideal role model when it comes to…
/ May 19, 2011

Could there ever be a hip-hop version of 'American Idol'?

OPINION - If it is ever green lit, some careful planning should go into making sure the show does not…
/ May 19, 2011

African-American families take a chance on charter schools

OPINION - It seems unlikely that the 5,000 public charter schools with 1.7 million students are about to become the…
/ May 19, 2011

Can Sugar Ray knock out stigma of sexual abuse?

OPINION - Even when it's someone of Leonard's accomplishments in the world of sports, it is still taboo among black…
/ May 18, 2011

What's behind Cornel West's beef with Obama?

OPINION - While I understand West when he says he wants to be Frederick Douglass to Obama's Abraham Lincoln, it…
/ May 18, 2011

Why black men can't be absent from their child's education

OPINION - It's time for us to get off of our collective butts and sit with our children and start…
/ May 18, 2011

Why Don Lemon's coming out matters

OPINION - There is civil war in the black community, between the 'stone age' and the 'future.'...
/ May 17, 2011