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African-American families take a chance on charter schools

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Can Sugar Ray knock out stigma of sexual abuse?

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

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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

Psychology Today trashes black women's beauty for press

OPINION - With such a wide audience and aspirational mission statement, it seems completely counter-intuitive that they would stoop so…
/ May 17, 2011

Trump just wasn't ready for prime-time

OPINION - The only thing more outrageous than a Trump presidential run is that some people in this country gave…
/ May 17, 2011

Is hip-hop violence here to stay?

OPINION - While it might be easy to blame the artists for glorifying violence, one must also acknowledge the cultural…
/ May 17, 2011

Why Chris Brown and Rihanna reunited on Twitter

OPINION - Is it unhealthy for them to feel this way given their violent history? Absolutely. Will it matter in…
/ May 16, 2011

Gingrich can't stay out of gutter racial politics

OPINION - This quackery in the American political discourse has been so prevalent and vocal the past two years, that…
/ May 16, 2011

'Grey's Anatomy' star can't simplify race as black and white

OPINION - I know that Ellen Pompeo meant well with her comments, but I feel they come from a place…
/ May 16, 2011

Michelle Obama gives hope to young black women

OPINION - Young black women in their 20s and 30's especially look up to Mrs. Obama. She gives them tangible…
/ May 15, 2011

Rihanna reclaims her 'nappy' roots

OPINION - It's clear that in society's imagination to be nappy is to be unattractive, undesirable and unkempt...
/ May 14, 2011

Can 'Sweet Micky' make a difference in Haiti?

OPINION - Martelly's challenge here is to provide a healthy dose of reality and explain to the people that the…
/ May 13, 2011

Rape is a weapon of war in the Congo

OPINION - By killing the spirit of the victim without actually physically committing homicide, the aggressor gains more control over…
/ May 13, 2011

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