Opinion

Celebrating Bob Marley 30 years after his death

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Common gets a bad rap from the right

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Masculinity myth putting black men at risk for HIV?

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Why we still root for Whitney Houston

OPINION - It seems like an eternity ago, but at one point in our popular culture history, Whitney Houston could…
/ May 10, 2011

NFL stars smeared under lens of lockout

OPINION - There's a whole lot of speculation going on in the news these days...
/ May 10, 2011

Is Florida's 'droopy drawers' law a form of racial profiling?

OPINION - Not surprisingly, the anti-sagging laws come at a time when young people -- particularly poor children and children…
/ May 10, 2011

Tyler the Creator: A man of many nicknames

OPINION - Tyler, the Creator self-proclaimed "star" of rap collective Odd Future has gotten ungodly amounts of popularity over the…
/ May 10, 2011

Can Herman Cain really win the GOP nomination?

OPINION - He's a serious African-American candidate in a political party which remains overwhelmingly white...
/ May 9, 2011

How Christianity lords over black romantic comedies

OPINION - Hollywood continues to play it safe with black films instead of providing black filmmakers with the platform to…
/ May 9, 2011

A long, hot, jobless summer in store for teens

OPINION - Low-income youth and minority youth of all income levels are far less likely to obtain employment than whites...
/ May 9, 2011

Sing the black away: Does 'Glee' avoid exploring race?

OPINION - So why is it that 'Glee''s black character has not been truly fleshed out?...
/ May 7, 2011

Why isn't Obama getting more love for killing bin Laden?

OPINION - Unfortunately for President Obama, many refuse to judge his performance as commander-in-chief outside of the prism of, 'damned…
/ May 6, 2011

'Jumping the Broom' will sweep audiences off their feet

REVIEW - 'Jumping the Broom' is in the tradition of 'The Best Man', 'Love and Basketball', 'Why Did I Get…
/ May 6, 2011

Hollywood's comic book heroes come in all colors

OPINION - With every passing year, comic books are being strip-mined for movie fodder, so plenty of 'diversity' is on…
/ May 6, 2011

Bin Laden death brings resurgence of anti-Muslim racism

OPINION - The killing was yet another excuse to spew racist venom tossing out the full and familiar storehouse of…
/ May 5, 2011